Thai A380 incident

More than 50 passengers and crew were injured on Friday when a Thai Airways A380 superjumbo hit severe turbulence during a flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong, the carrier said.

One stewardess suffered a broken collarbone, while the other injuries were minor such as bruises, a Thai Airways official who did not want to be named told a local news agency.

About 500 passengers were on board the plane at the time of the incident, which happened as it was preparing to land at Hong Kong's Chek Lap Kok airport.

The official said that the injured – 37 passengers and 15 crew members – were sent to hospital for treatment, with 22 already discharged.

The exact time of the happening in relation to ETA has not been established but this may turn out to be the cause of the high number of injuries.  Airlines do for the most part request passengers to keep their seat belts on in flight “just in case”.  This occasion might just highlight the necessity to ‘belt up’. www.thaiairways.com

Index/Home page
 

OUR READERS' FINEST WORDS (All times and dates are GMT)

All comments are filtered to exclude any excesses but the Editor does not have to agree with what is being said. 100 words maximum