An easyJet flight that was en route to Gatwick Airport experienced turbulence that caused the plane to supposedly 'plummet 200 metres' and saw two members of its cabin crew injured.

The flight left the Greek island of Corfu at 12.44pm on Monday (August 19) with 181 passengers on board set to travel to the Sussex airport.

However, it was not long into the flight when the plane experienced strong turbulence.

The Mirror reports that two cabin crew members had been preparing to serve food when they were slammed against the aircraft's walls.

They are believed to have suffered injuries serious enough for the pilot to divert the flight to Rome's Fiumicino airport so they could be treated.

Passenger Becky Walters shared her experience of the flight on Facebook where she said the plane dropped by around 200 metres.

She posted: "Fabulous holiday ended with a nightmare journey back from Corfu with terrible turbulence in which we plummeted 200m and two cabin crew were injured with broken leg resulting in emergency diversion to Rome for them to be taken to hospital and a 6 hour wait to be rescued by easyJet.

"They sent out the big guns and shepherded us home with constant updates from captain who spoke to us all in the cabin before flying and kept us constantly updated during return also turbulent flight. A great PR rescue but they handled it really well in the end."

Following the incident, an easyJet spokesperson said: "The flight on August 19 experienced turbulence which unfortunately injured two cabin crew members.

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"As a result, the captain decided to divert the flight to Rome, where the flight attendants received medical assistance.

"The safety and well-being of our customers and crew are easyJet's top priority, and our pilots are trained to manage turbulence."

Meanwhile, Italy's air safety agency, ANSV, said it had launched an investigation to determine whether the turbulence was a sudden and unforeseeable event, which is known as "clear air turbulence."