Three passengers suffer injuries as Air India flight hits turbulence mid-air
An aircraft of Air India that was flying to Delhi from Amritsar had suffered a turbulence, in which three people have been injured and some aircraft damage was also done. The window panel also came off and the oxygen masks were also dropped down for passengers. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner was in a turbulence for at least 15 minutes.
The aviation agencies and the airlines are investigating the incident now. “The turbulence on AI 462 was such that the head of a seated passenger, who possibly did not have his seatbelt fastened, hit the overhead cabin because of a bump. The person suffered injuries. Two more had minor injuries. The inside of a window panel (18-A) came off.”The outside window did not break and there was no de-pressursation. Passengers were naturally terrified,” a source told Times of India.
A senior AI official told TOI that the oxygen masks that were dropped while the flight was due to the fact that the aircraft was in a turbulent phase of the flight. He also said, “This was a freak high-level turbulence AI and Directorate General of Civil Aviation is probing it.” When the Delhi-bound flight landed in the national capital, three passengers were taken to the hospital for treatment.
“Our emergency response and angels took care of the three injured passengers who were taken to a hospital on landing in Delhi. The passenger whose head hit the overhead panel got stitches. Two passengers suffered minor injuries. They are all fine and took their connecting flights after getting the first aid.
The passenger who got stitches said he felt OK and the doctors said he could travel. “Our angels were with him throughout,” the official said. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board were informed about the incident and the DGCA have started the probe into the turbulence. The Air India was not available to comment on the incident.
