A passenger plane encountered severe turbulence in Turkish airspace. Twelve people on board the Qatar Airways plane were injured. Just a few days ago, a person died during a flight due to severe turbulence.
Dublin Airport announced on Sunday that six of those affected were crew members and the others were passengers. The plane was en route from Doha to the Irish capital.
Eight people were taken to hospital
The plane landed there promptly at around 1:00 PM (local time), as Dublin Airport further announced. The plane was received by rescue workers, airport police and fire brigade. Eight injured people were taken to hospital after landing. The Qatari plane’s return flight to Doha would be delayed, it was said.
Qatar Airways said injuries were minor. The incident is now being investigated internally, the airline said.
Panic and chaos in the cabin
Passengers reported a sudden descent of the plane that lasted about 20 seconds. At that time meals were distributed. The crew members literally took to the air, one man told Irish broadcaster RTÉ. Others reported panic and chaos in the cabin. The food flew everywhere.
A passenger’s pants tore due to the turbulence:
Recently, one person was killed and dozens of others were injured on a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore when the passenger plane encountered severe turbulence.
Source: Krone
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