DUBLIN: Twelve individuals travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Eire have been injured throughout a bout of turbulence, Dublin Airport stated on Sunday (Might 26), including that the airplane landed safely and as scheduled.
Flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed shortly earlier than 1pm Dublin time (1200 GMT), the airport stated.
“Upon touchdown, the plane was met by emergency providers, together with Airport Police and our Hearth and Rescue division, as a consequence of 6 passengers and 6 crew (12 whole) on board reporting accidents after the plane skilled turbulence whereas airborne over Turkey,” Dublin Airport stated in an announcement.
Irish broadcaster RTE, citing passengers arriving at Dublin Airport, stated the incident lasted lower than 20 seconds and occurred throughout meals and drinks service.
Qatar Airways stated in an announcement {that a} “small quantity” of passengers and crew sustained minor accidents in the course of the flight and have been receiving medical consideration.
The airline didn’t straight touch upon the turbulence, however stated the matter is topic to an inside investigation.
The incident befell 5 days after a Singapore Airways flight from London to Singapore was compelled to land in Bangkok as a consequence of extreme turbulence, which killed a 73-year-old British man and left 20 others in intensive care.
Turbulence-related airline accidents are the most typical kind, based on a 2021 research by the US Nationwide Transportation Security Board.
From 2009 by way of 2018, the US company discovered that turbulence accounted for greater than a 3rd of reported airline accidents and most resulted in a number of critical accidents, however no plane injury.
