Matthew McConaughey's wife Camila describes severe turbulence on Lufthansa flight: 'Chaos'

Elise Brisco, USA TODAY
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Camila Alves McConaughey is thankful to be OK after being aboard the Lufthansa flight that experienced severe turbulence Wednesday, hospitalizing seven travelers.

The model and wife of actor Matthew McConaughey revealed that she was a passenger on the flight with an Instagram post Thursday, showing a video of a plane aisle disheveled with turned over bread baskets and food trays.

"I was told (the) plane dropped almost 4000 feet, 7 people went to the hospital, Everything was flying everywhere," she wrote. "The plane was a chaos and the turbulence keep on coming."

Lufthansa flight 469 was scheduled to make a nearly 10-hour trip from Austin to Frankfurt, Germany. About 90 minutes into the flight, the Airbus A330, with 174 people aboard, hit a particularly rough patch of air and diverted to Washington-Dulles International Airport.

Camila Alves McConaughey recalls her experience on a turbulent Lufthansa flight, which hospitalized seven.
Camila Alves McConaughey recalls her experience on a turbulent Lufthansa flight, which hospitalized seven.

"Thank God everyone was safe and ok," she wrote adding that she was getting on a new flight Thursday.

Diverted: 7 hospitalized when Lufthansa flight hits severe turbulence

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Many of McConaughey's friends sent concerns and shared relief for her safety.

"Wow! Glad you are ok," Tamera Mowry wrote.

Rita Wilson wrote, "Camila!!!!! Thank God you’re all ok!!!!"

More: Ding! Even if the seatbelt sign is off, you should stay buckled while flying. Here's why.

Turbulence is essentially unstable air that moves in an unpredictable fashion. Most people associate it with heavy storms. But the most dangerous type is clear-air turbulence, which can be hard to predict and often gives no visible warning in the sky ahead.

Turbulence is common enough while flying, but incidents of severe turbulence are ticking up in part due to climate change, and experts say it's more important than ever to remain seated with your seatbelt fastened as much as possible while flying for your own safety and that of your fellow passengers.

Matthew and Camila McCo have been married since 2012, and they share three children together: Levi, 14, Vida, 13, and Livingston, 10.

Contributing: Zach Wichter, USA TODAY; The Associated Press

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