A third incident involving turbulence onboard Turkish Airlines left a flight attendant hospitalised. This incident comes after two separate incidents, which all happened within one week.
By: Yu Le
Published on: 28 May 2024, 10.57pm (GMT +8)
This time, a Turkish Airlines A321 was involved, Photo: Safran
In another cruel twist of fate, another incident with turbulence causing severe injuries has been reported.
Just roughly a week after severe turbulence rocked a Singapore Airlines 777-300ER en route to Singapore (WSSS/SIN) killing one person, a flight attendant on a domestic Turkish Airline flight was left with severe spine injuries. Just a day before this Turkish Airlines incident, a Qatar Airline flight also hit with severe turbulence leaving 12 injured.
The flight, TK2320, was operated by an Airbus A321-231. It is a short domestic flight from Istanbul (IST) to Izmir (ADB) which lasts less than an hour. Moments after the pilots turned on the seatbelt signs due to a sudden drop in altitude, the aircraft was hit with turbulence. This resulted in a flight attendant being flung up onto the ceiling, before falling back on the floor.
The aircraft landed safely at its destination and the flight attendant involved in the incident was rushed to the hospital. It has since been confirmed that she had suffered a broken backbone. She has reportedly only been working for the airline for two months at the time of the incident.
These multiple incidents involving turbulence in a week highlight the real risk posed by severe turbulence and emphasise the need to wear seatbelts when seated even when the seatbelt signs are turned off.
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