Turbulence: At least 12 people were injured due to turbulence in a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland. Six crew members are also among the injured. Reuters has given this information quoting Dublin Airport.
Qatar Airways flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed at the airport shortly before 1pm. Upon landing, the aircraft was attended by emergency services, including airport police and our fire and rescue department, Dublin Airport was quoted as saying in a statement. Six passengers and six crew were on board after the plane encountered turbulence while flying over Turkey. [कुल 12] It was reported that he was injured.
Flight from London to Singapore also stuck
This incident happened five days after a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore was forced to land in Bangkok due to heavy turbulence, due to which the plane fell 6,000 feet in just five minutes. A 73-year-old British man died in this incident and 20 others were injured. The injured had to be admitted to the hospital.
Many passengers suffered broken spines and many suffered head injuries
At least 22 passengers on the flight suffered spinal injuries, while six others, including a two-year-old child, suffered head injuries, the AP reported. On Saturday, a Bangkok hospital said 43 people aboard the Singapore Airlines flight remained hospitalized.
Aviation security expert John Goglia told Bloomberg, “There is reason for people to be concerned, but I think the concern has been exacerbated by the reports from some of the news platforms.”
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