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Passengers on a Qatar Airways flight have been injured during
turbulence less than a week after a Singapore Airlines flight from
London was caught in severe turbulence that resulted in dozens of casualties and one death.
Eight passengers were taken to hospital in Dublin hospital after
Qatar flight QR017 from Doha experienced turbulence while flying over
Turkey.
Dublin airport said all passengers on the Boeing Dreamliner 787 had
been assessed for injury before disembarking the plane, and eight were
taken to hospital.
One of the passengers on the flight told the Irish broadcaster RTÉ
that he saw people “hitting the roof” and food and drink going
everywhere.
Qatar Airways said the incident was being investigated and that a
“small number of passengers and crew sustained minor injuries in flight”
and were receiving medical attention.
Meanwhile, Singapore Airlines has adjusted its in-flight seat belt
rules after passengers experienced severe turbulence on a flight from
London to Singapore, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in
Bangkok last week.
The airline will no longer provide hot drink and meal services when
the seatbelt sign is on as part of its "more cautious approach" to
turbulence, SIA said in a statement.
Most air turbulence is a short-lived event, although some experts fear that climate change will increase the chances of air turbulence and make it more intense.