LATEST: Eight engers 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.
Eight engers have been taken to hospital after a flight from Doha to Dublin experienced turbulence.
Earlier Dublin Airport said that six engers and six crew 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 engers 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.
“All engers were assessed for injury prior to disembarking the aircraft.
“Eight engers 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.
One of the engers 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 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 engers 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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