An injured passenger (left) from Air India's Phuket-Delhi flight is being taken on a wheelchair to an ambulance outside the Delhi airport on Tuesday (August 4). Photo: ANI (Screengrab)
Air India Phuket-Delhi experiences turbulence, 12 passengers injured
Visuals showed injured passengers being taken to an ambulance in wheelchairs outside the airport
An Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi experienced mid-air turbulence on Tuesday (August 4), and 12 people onboard suffered injuries.
Visuals showed injured passengers being taken to an ambulance in wheelchairs outside the airport.
What a passenger said
A passenger told ANI news agency that 15 to 20 people on board were injured. “It had been an hour and a half since the flight. It was early morning. We were sleeping on the flight. The flight suddenly stopped while moving and turned around…it kept moving like this for 2-3 minutes…15-20 passengers got injured…there were more than 100 people in the flight…70 to 80 per cent of the people got injured…we will 100 per cent take action against Air India,” he said.
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Air India said its flight AI2379, operating from Phuket to Delhi, experienced a brief in-flight turbulence-related event during cruise, resulting in a momentary change in altitude.
Air India’s statement
"The aircraft landed safely in Delhi, and all passengers and crew have safely disembarked," the airline said in a statement.
According to reports, 10 passengers and 2 cabin crew members suffered injuries. There were 134 passengers on board.
Air India said there have been no reports of serious injuries.
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"A small number of passengers and crew members with minor injuries requiring medical assessment have been taken to a medical facility at the airport for precautionary examination and care by Air India's airport team and medical personnel," the statement said.
Information available on flight-tracking website Flightradar24.com showed that the flight operated with an A320 aircraft lost altitude sometime before landing at the Delhi airport.
"We are providing all necessary support to those affected and are cooperating fully with the relevant authorities as part of the investigation," Air India said.