Air Europa flight experiences severe turbulence, injuring 30 passengers. One viral video shows a man thrown into overhead bin. All passengers received medical attention and some were hospitalised.
The Singapore Airlines flight was cruising at an altitude of 37,000 feet. Just after 0800 GMT, the Boeing 777 suddenly and sharply pitched down to 31,000 feet over the span of some three minutes, the data shows.
The London to Singapore flight was struck by massive turbulence and had to make an emergency landing in Bangkok. The passengers in the ill-fated flight suffered spinal cord and brain injuries, according to reports.
Former pilot Marco Chan said the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ICZ) is feared by many pilots due to an abundance of thunderstorms in that area. The massive turbulence that struck the Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday left one person dead and 30 others injured.
A London-bound Singapore Airlines flight was hit by a 'sudden extreme turbulence' on Tuesday, causing the death of a 73-year-old British man while 30 others were injured. The Boeing 777 flight from London’s Heathrow Airport to Singapore had 211 passengers and 18 crew members aboard.
Dzafran Azmir was among many passengers on a Singapore Airlines SIAL.SI flight was hit by heavy turbulence which left dozens injured and one dead, who finally reached Singapore on Wednesday morning. Watch to know more!
"Suddenly there was a very dramatic drop so everyone seated and not wearing a seatbelt was launched immediately into the ceiling, some people hit their heads on the baggage cabins overhead and dented it," recalled an ill-fated Singapore Airlines passenger.
The Singapore Airlines flight was cruising at an altitude of 37,000 feet. Just after 0800 GMT, the Boeing 777 suddenly and sharply pitched down to 31,000 feet over the span of some three minutes, the data shows.
At least 50 people were injured Monday by what LATAM Airlines described as a “strong movement” on the Chilean plane travelling from Sydney to Auckland, New Zealand.
A spokesman for the South American airline told the Herald there had been a "technical problem" on the flight that affected some crew and passengers, without providing further details.
Air India flight turbulence: "During flight seven passengers reported minor sprain. Cabin crew provided the first aid with the assistance of a doctor and a Nurse travelling as passengers, using an onboard first aid kit," the official said.
Hawaii Airlines turbulence: Nearly a dozen people were seriously injured when a flight to Hawaii was rocked by severe turbulence on Sunday about 30 minutes outside Honolulu, an emergency response agency said.
SpiceJet Mumbai-Durgapur flight turbulence: Two of the injured passengers -- one with a head injury and another with a spinal injury – were admitted to the ICU ward of a hospital in Durgapur (West Bengal), aviation safety regulator DGCA said in a statement in May.
The Mumbai-Durgapur flight of SpiceJet ran into severe turbulence, leaving 17 injured, including three cabin crew.
DGCA said it took off the roster flight crew, aircraft engineer, and in-charge of SpiceJet's maintenance control center pending probe.
Eight of those hospitalised due to the turbulence on SpiceJet flight have been discharged so far.
At least three passengers on-board Vistara's Kolkata-bound flight were critically injured when the plane hit air turbulence right before landing.
Russian Envoy Nikolay Kudashev on April 14 said that India and Russia ties remain equal, solid, comprehensive, coherent and forward looking despite any global turbulence.
The study by scientists at the Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), which works under the government’s Department of Science and Technology (DST), has been published in Radio Science journal.
At least 37 people were injured when an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Sydney encountered sudden and severe turbulence, the airline said.
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