While travelling by flight, it is normal to experience turbulence. It is a state where you experience a bumpy ride due to irregular movement of air. Now though every flight experiences moderate turbulence, some of them can be dangerous. An Air India flight travelling from Delhi to Sydney experienced one such turbulence where many passengers suffered injuries!
Delhi-Sydney Air India Flight Experienced Turbulence
On 16th May, an Air India flight flying from Delhi to Sydney experienced mid-air turbulence. According to the reports, several passengers suffered injuries during this. The flight was supposed to fly to Sydney (Australia) and passengers were given medical assistance after landing, however, no one was hospitalised. The flight on which this incident took place was operating flight AI-302.
According to the DGCA (Directorate General of Civil Aviation), seven passengers were reported to have minor sprains. Also, the cabin crew was quick in their actions and gave the passengers immediate medical assistance. Reportedly, the turbulence was extremely severe and passengers suffered multiple injuries. However, the airline hasn’t yet commented on the incident.
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Other Flight Turbulence To Know About
In March 2023, the Chennai-Delhi Vistara flight experienced massive turbulence that left passengers scared for life. In fact, one of the passengers took to Twitter to narrate his horrific experience. Another such incident took place with the SpiceJet flight that was flying to Durgapur. The turbulence was so severe that the DGCA suspended the aircraft pilot’s licence for 6 months.
In keeping with this, a Lufthansa flight flying from Austin (Texas) to Frankfurt was forced to land near Washington D.C. The turbulence caused at least seven injuries and hospitalisations.
According to reports, around three per cent of flights experience light turbulence whereas one per cent face moderate turbulence. However, a few tenths of a per cent experience severe turbulence! Most passengers who suffered serious turbulence-related injuries weren’t wearing seatbelts, frequently because they were using the lavatory or moving up or down the aisle.
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Injury causes include persons stumbling or being thrown into seats or the cabin sides, luggage falling out of overhead bins and striking passengers in the head, and food carts crashing into passengers.
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