This Sunday, 26 May, 12 passengers got injured an a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin. The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner experienced heavy turbulence while flying over Türkiye. Upon landing, emergency services rushed to the aid of the injured.
According to passengers aboard flight QR017, during the incident, it seemed like the aircraft dropped out of the air for about 5 seconds. The crew was serving food and drinks at that exact moment and the seatbelt signs were off. When the turbulence hit, many passengers and crew members were therefore destabilised and food was thrown around the cabin.
12 people injured, with eight taken to hospital, due to turbulence on a Qatar Airways flight, aboard a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, from Doha to Dublin.
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Despite the incident, the flight continued as scheduled and landed in Dublin around 1 pm, local time. Ireland’s National Ambulance Service received a pre-alert to be at the airport upon landing in order to attend to the injured. After assessing everyone, 6 passengers and 6 crew members needed assistance, 8 of whom ended up having to go to the hospital, according to a statement from Dublin Airport.
“A small number of passengers and crew sustained minor injuries in flight and are now receiving medical attention. The matter is now subject to an internal investigation. The safety and security of our passengers and crew are our top priority”, Qatar Airways said in a statement.
Last week, Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore encountered severe turbulence causing the death of a man with a heart condition and 104 passengers to be injured. As global warming increases the amount of moisture the air can hold, and therefore the likelihood of extreme storms and weather events, air turbulence, and the problems associated with it are becoming more and more severe, especially a phenomenon called “clear air turbulence”, which appears suddenly and can’t be linked to any visual clues.
