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One of the passengers on the flight said he saw people “hitting the
roof” and food and drink going everywhere.
LATEST: Eight passengers taken to Dublin hospital after turbulence on
flight
Ambulances at the scene of an emergency on board a Qatar airways
flight at Dublin Airport on Sunday. Photo: Damien Storan.
Rebecca Black, PA
Eight passengers have been taken to hospital after a flight from Doha
to Dublin experienced turbulence.
Earlier Dublin Airport said that six passengers and six crew members
had reported injuries during the incident on the flight while it was
airborne over Turkey.
In a statement, Dublin Airport said the Qatar Airways flight landed
safely as scheduled shortly before 1pm on Sunday.
Emergency services, including ambulances, were seen on the ground
around the plane after it landed in the Irish capital.
In an updated statement at 3pm, Dublin Airport said all passengers were
assessed for injury before disembarking the plane, and eight were taken
to hospital.
“Qatar Airways flight QR017 from Doha landed safely as scheduled at
Dublin Airport shortly before 1300 on Sunday,” they said.
“Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including
airport police and our fire and rescue department, due to six
passengers and six crew (12 total) on board reporting injuries after
the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey.
“All passengers were assessed for injury prior to disembarking the
aircraft.
“Eight passengers were subsequently taken to hospital.”
They added: “The return flight to Doha (flight QR018) is scheduled to
operate as normal this afternoon, albeit with a delay.
“Flight operations at Dublin Airport were unaffected and continue as
normal this afternoon.”
One of the passengers on the flight, Paul Mocc told broadcaster RTÉ
that he saw people “hitting the roof” and food and drink going
everywhere.
He said he saw crew members limping around afterward with bandages on
but he said they did a really good job of continuing the flight
service.
The incident comes a week after a British man died and scores were
injured when a Singapore Airlines flight from London hit severe
turbulence.
In a statement Qatar Airways said that “a small number of passengers
and crew sustained minor injuries in flight and are now receiving
medical attention”, adding: “The matter is now subject to an internal
investigation.”
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