Nine hurt as turbulence forces Ryanair plane into emergency landing in Germany

The flight encountered turbulence so intense around 8.30pm that the pilot was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Memmingen Airport in Bavaria

A Ryanair passenger jet stands on the apron at Memmingen Airport, southern Germany, after turbulence forced the plane to make an emergency landing (Jason Tschepljakow/dpa via AP)

Severe storms in southern Germany forced a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing late on Wednesday after violent turbulence injured nine people on board, German police said.

The flight, travelling from Berlin to Milan with 179 passengers and six crew members, encountered turbulence so intense around 8.30pm that the pilot was forced to make an unscheduled landing at Memmingen Airport in Bavaria.