Emergency crews were called to Dublin Airport after six passengers and six crew members on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha were injured.
All 12 people were injured after experiencing turbulence over Türkiye.
Kevin Cullinane, deputy director of communications at daa, the operator of Dublin Airport, said: “Qatar Airways flight QR017 from Doha landed safely at Dublin Airport shortly before 1pm on Sunday, as reported. provided.
“The aircraft was met by emergency services upon landing, including Dublin Airport Police, Fire and Rescue Services, as 6 passengers and 6 crew (12 in total) on board reported injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while flying over Turkey early in the flight.
“The Dublin Airport team continues to provide full ground support to passengers and airline crew.”
Emergency crews were called to Dublin Airport after six passengers and six crew members on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha were injured (file photo).
Dublin International Airport (pictured) where emergency crews treated 12 people who were injured by turbulence on a flight from Doha to Dublin
A Qatar Airways spokesperson said: “Qatar Airways can confirm that flight QR017, a Boeing B787-9 from Doha to Dublin, has landed safely. A small number of passengers and crew suffered minor injuries during the flight and are now receiving treatment. medical attention.
‘The matter is now subject to an internal investigation. “The safety of our passengers and crew is our top priority.”
It comes after a Briton died on a Singapore Airlines flight following extreme turbulence on a journey between Heathrow and Singapore.
Geoffrey Kitchen, a 73-year-old musical theater director from Gloucestershire, died of a suspected heart attack, authorities said.
More than 70 people were injured in the incident, and Mr Kitchen’s wife Linda is believed to be among those in hospital, having suffered serious spinal injuries.
The retired insurance worker and his wife were heading overseas for a six-week holiday to South East Asia, Indonesia and Australia when disaster struck about 11 hours into their flight from Heathrow.
The plane hit an air pocket and fell to a staggering height of 6,000 feet in just five minutes, and the sudden drop sparked chaos on board and forced the plane to make an emergency landing at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Geoffrey Kitchen, 73, ran the Thornbury musical theater group in Bristol.
The 73-year-old man died of a suspected heart attack, Thai officials said. His wife is believed to be in the hospital.
Pictured: Passengers are seen in the cabin after today’s incident, with their belongings scattered on the floor and oxygen masks hanging from above.
Terrified passengers have described how they had little or no warning to put on their seat belts before the plane suddenly fell while the crew was serving breakfast, with one passenger saying people were “thrown against the ceiling” as the plane fell. through the sky
Of the 211 passengers and 18 crew on board, Thai authorities said 71 people had been sent for treatment, six of whom were seriously injured and many suffered head lacerations from being thrown upwards.
Close friend Steve Dimond, 73, who lives a few doors down from Mr Kitchen’s three-bedroom home in leafy Thornbury, said: ‘You wouldn’t know it, he was acting normally and was very fit and active.’ .
‘He was very involved with amateur theater and was helping me make the scenery for our new production.
‘He was a good singer, a good actor, he was on the committee and he loved musical theatre.
‘He and his wife like live music, all kinds, folk jazz, everything. He has known his wife since they were teenagers, they are a lovely couple.
Qatar Airways ran into difficulties in February last year when one of its Boeing Dreamliners came within seconds of hitting the water after taking off from Hamad International Airport, the airline’s hub in Doha.
The 787-8, registration A7-BCO, departed Doha at 2 a.m. on January 10 (23:00 GMT on January 9) bound for Copenhagen.
But upon leaving the ground, the Dreamliner, with the first commanding officer, climbed to about 1,800 feet, but then lost 1,000 feet in 24 seconds for unknown reasons, according to the AV Herald.
With the plane descending at a speed of 50 feet per second, the captain took control, lifting the plane to about 800 feet (or 16 seconds) above the Persian Gulf, narrowly avoiding crashing into the sea.
The airline launched an investigation into the incident.
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