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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.
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Like a boiling pot starts bubbling, so does the atmosphere starts to become turbulent when warming.
I came in here to ask exactly that. If climate change is causing more turbulence.
Yes it does. And it’s only going to get worse. Not saying that plane travel will become untenable. But we’re all going to have to brace for extra safety measures and the repercussions of more frequent and severe turbulence.
I’m wondering if doing things like going to the lavatory will become extremely difficult, if not risky, in the future.
I’m not sure how I feel about toilet seatbelts.
It’s always people without seatbelts. I don’t get why people are so lax.
The seatbelt light wasn’t on.
The seatbelt sign only means that you are not allowed to stand up. They also tell you to keep the belt on at all times.
Is this the 2nd or 3rd incident? I’m losing track!
Media definitely focused on this stuff right now.
Second.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
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”.
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.
"Mr Mocc added that he saw crew members limping after the incident, some with bandages on, but said that they continued to serve passengers.
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.
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.”
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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