At least two injured as turbulence hits easyJet flight from Corfu to London with Airbus A320 carrying 181 forced to make emergency landing in Italy

At least two injured as turbulence hits easyJet flight from Corfu to London with Airbus A320 carrying 181 forced to make emergency landing in Italy

The British carrier's Airbus A320 departed from Corfu Airport in Greece at 12:44pm local time on Monday, and was bound for London Gatwick with 181 passengers and crew on board.

But just 20 minutes into the flight, the easyJet aircraft was battered by turbulence while cruising at 485mph at an altitude of 28,000ft

Two members of the cabin crew who were preparing to serve food to the passengers were violently smashed against the plane walls, sustaining injuries severe enough that pilots decided to perform an emergency landing at Rome's Fiumicino airport.

The shocking incident came at a time when southern Italy was wracked by inclement weather and took place just hours after the Bayesian superyacht capsized and sank off Sicily after being smashed by a deadly waterspout.