Twelve injured as Qatar Airways Dublin flight hits turbulence, airport says

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Twelve injured as Qatar Airways Dublin flight hits turbulence, airport says​

File photo of a Qatar Airways Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. (Photo: iStock)
26 May 2024 09:53PM (Updated: 26 May 2024 11:23PM)

DUBLIN: Twelve people travelling on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Ireland were injured during a bout of turbulence, Dublin Airport said on Sunday (May 26), adding that the plane landed safely and as scheduled.
Flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed shortly before 1pm Dublin time (1200 GMT), the airport said.
"Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including Airport Police and our Fire and Rescue department, due to 6 passengers and 6 crew (12 total) on board reporting injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey," Dublin Airport said in a statement.
Irish broadcaster RTE, citing passengers arriving at Dublin Airport, said the incident lasted less than 20 seconds and occurred during food and drinks service.
Qatar Airways said in a statement that a "small number" of passengers and crew sustained minor injuries during the flight and were receiving medical attention.
The airline did not directly comment on the turbulence, but said the matter is subject to an internal investigation.
The incident took place five days after a Singapore Airlines flight from London to Singapore was forced to land in Bangkok due to severe turbulence, which killed a 73-year-old British man and left 20 others in intensive care.
Turbulence-related airline accidents are the most common type, according to a 2021 study by the US National Transportation Safety Board.
From 2009 through 2018, the US agency found that turbulence accounted for more than a third of reported airline accidents and most resulted in one or more serious injuries, but no aircraft damage.

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[red amoeba]

Boeing jet again. Something wrong with their design highly attractive to turbulence.

 

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Turbulence on Doha-Dublin flight leaves 12 injured​

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The plane was met by emergency services at Dublin Airport on Sunday
Twelve people have been injured due to turbulence on a flight from Doha to Dublin.
The Boeing 787-9 dreamliner experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey, Dublin Airport's operator DAA said.
Upon landing shortly before 13:00 local time, Qatar Airways flight QR017 was met by emergency services including airport police, ambulance and fire officers.
Six passengers and six crew members reported injuries - of these, eight people have been taken to hospital.
Ireland's National Ambulance Service said it received a pre-alert to attend the airport and was "on site facilitating and supporting the disembarkment of passengers". Dublin Fire Brigade staff and emergency vehicles also attended.
A DAA spokesperson said: "The Dublin Airport team continues to provide full assistance on the ground to passengers and airline staff."
People on board a Dublin-bound plane saw crew members 'hit the roof' during mid-air ordeal

'Panic on everyone's faces'​

Passengers described the incident as frightening.
They said the plane seemed to drop out of the air for about five seconds during food-and-drinks service.
One passenger, named Cathal, who was travelling home to Ireland from Doha, told Irish broadcaster RTÉ that the seatbelt signs were off during the incident and that his dinner had come off his lap.
"Just food all over the plane, on the ceiling, everywhere," he said.
Another, Paul Mocc, said he saw people hitting the roof of the aircraft.
"I had my seatbelt on at the time, but they were serving food at the time so a lot of the crew were injured."
Mr Mocc added that he saw crew members limping after the incident, some with bandages on, but said that they continued to serve passengers.
He also described seeing one passenger on oxygen with suspected back injuries who had been placed lying down across a number of seats.
Emma Rose Power and Conor Buckley were travelling back to Dublin from Thailand when they were caught up in the incident.
Mr Buckley said he felt the plane drop and a flight attendant went "up in the air".
Ms Power said she was asleep when the plane hit turbulence but described seeing a "look of panic on everyone's faces" when she was woken.
She added that flight attendants had scratches on their faces and one had their arm in a sling afterwards.

'Worst experience flying'​

RTÉ
Passenger Tony and his partner Eileen spoke of their relief at Dublin Airport
Another passenger, Eileen, said it was the "worst experience" she ever had on a plane.
Her partner Tony said he had had to hold her down as she had not been wearing her seatbelt and she had been asleep when the aircraft hit turbulence.
"I am not in a hurry to get back on a plane I can tell you," Eileen said.
Qatar Airways told BBC News NI in a statement that "a small number of passengers and crew sustained minor injuries in flight and are now receiving medical attention".
It added: "The matter is now subject to an internal investigation."

RTE
The aircraft landed in Dublin Airport on Sunday afternoon
Overall operations at Dublin Airport were unaffected, DAA said. It said the return flight to Doha was scheduled to operate as normal on Sunday afternoon, "albeit with a delay".
The incident follows the death of a 73-year-old British man on a Singapore-bound flight which experienced severe turbulence earlier this week.

Watch Now: Terrifying Turbulence - Singapore Airlines​

More than 100 people were injured, 20 of whom are in intensive care with spinal injuries.
Singapore Airlines CEO Goh Choon Phong apologised, offering his “deepest apologies to everyone affected” by the “sudden extreme turbulence”.
Singapore's government has promised a thorough investigation.

 

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[Ralders]

Looks serious

 

[cockie]

Boeing jet again. Something wrong with their design highly attractive to turbulence.

Yeah…. Boeing jet again… something wrong with Boeing, majority incident happening in recent years are mostly Boeing Planes

 

[syed putra]

Qatar flight did not Land at nearest airport but continued all the way to Dublin
Maybe 2-3 hours away.

 

[Sustanon]

now after the big turbulence thingy, 160 quickly divert the attention to overseas (every single flight turbulence also must quickly report) hoping to downplay the whole thingy and hopefully with propaganda (push blame to climate change BS) that the pilots were hero will help minimize losses and downplay the whole thing I see.....

 

[VanDick]

Good news. They are going to blame this on climate change again. Hallelujah!

 

[glockman]

The earth's atmosphere is in a state of flux. The end is here, repent!

 

[cat]

The earth's atmosphere is in a state of flux. The end is here, repent!

how to repent? pls advise

 

[glockman]

how to repent? pls advise

the best advice I can give is to go to church, and make as many of god's chio daughters happy as possible.

 

[A Singaporean]

Obviously they have better pilots than SIA and thus less damage and injury.