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Turbulence Leaves 12 Injured on Qatar Airways Flight to Dublin

LONDON — Twelve people were injured when a Qatar Airways plane flying from Doha to Dublin on Sunday hit turbulence, airport authorities said. Eight of the injured were hospitalized. Dublin Airport said in a statement that flight QR017, a Boeing 787 Dreamliner, landed safely as scheduled before 1 p.m. (1200 GMT). [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] It said that upon landing the aircraft was met by emergency services, including airport police and the fire and rescue department, “due to six passengers and six crew … reporting injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey.” The airport said all passengers were assessed for injuries aboard the plane, and eight were then taken to hospital. Read More: Singapore Airlines Tightens Seatbelt Policy After Deadly Turbulence Incident Passenger Paul Mocc told Irish broadcaster RTE that he saw “people hitting the roof” and food and drink flying everywhere. Another traveler, Emma Rose Power, told RTE that after the turbulence, “some of the flight attendants I saw, they had scratches on their face, they had ice to their face.

 

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