Authorities at Dublin’s airport report that after the aircraft encountered turbulence over Turkey, six passengers and six crew members were hurt.
Authorities at Dublin Airport have reported that turbulence struck a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin when it was passing over Turkey, injuring at least a dozen people.
Dublin Airport said in a statement on Sunday that Qatar Airways flight QR017 had injured at least six passengers and six staff members.
It stated that, ahead of 1pm (12:00GMT), the aircraft made a safe and planned landing. Emergency services, like as airport police and the fire and rescue department, were there to greet it upon landing, according to the airport.
Injury cases from flying are extremely rare. The US Federal Aviation Administration reports that between 2009 and 2022, there were only 163 hospital-related injuries in the United States, the largest air travel market in the world.
During that time, the US National Transportation Safety Board has not recorded a single large-body airplane death due to turbulence.
Furthermore, it is practically unheard of for turbulence to bring down an airplane, much less a commercial one.
Eight passengers were transferred to a hospital in Dublin, Ireland, according to the statement, which also stated that “all passengers were assessed for injury prior to disembarking the aircraft.”
The safe landing of the Boeing B787-9 flight from Doha to Dublin has been confirmed by Qatar Airways.
According to the statement, “a small number of passengers and crew sustained minor injuries in flight and are currently receiving medical attention.” “An internal investigation is currently underway regarding the matter.”
The incident follows the death of a British man and the serious injuries of numerous others on a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight that experienced abrupt and intense turbulence on Tuesday. In Bangkok, Thailand, the aircraft was compelled to make an emergency landing.
The flag carrier of Singapore, SIA, told Al Jazeera in a statement on Friday that it had taken “a more cautious approach to managing turbulence in-flight” in the wake of the event. The airline stated that when the seat belt sign is on, lunch service will no longer be offered under the updated policy.
During inclement weather, the cabin crew will also keep securing any loose equipment and materials and will continue to remind passengers to buckle up their seat belts.
Although aircraft are built to survive extreme turbulence, experts cautioned that climate change-related issues like rising temperatures may cause wind speeds to increase.
