On March 1st, Lufthansa Flight LH469 operated by an A330-300, took off from Austin Bergstrom International Airport bound for Frankfurt, Germany. The aircraft, registered D-AIKK, encountered severe turbulence over Tennessee/West Virginia. The aircraft flew through an unanticipated storm pattern causing the turbulence that lead to many injured passengers. The aircraft descended from 37,000ft to 24,000ft and remained at that altitude before landing safely at Washington Dulles international Airport (IAD) at 21:10 local time. 7 passengers were sent to the hospital.