66 passengers injured as flight encounters severe turbilence

Su Campu

Scary situation earlier today. Always wear your seatbelt when seated.

http://avherald.com/h?article=45946d01&opt=0

Accident: Neos B763 over Atlantic on Nov 19th 2012, turbulence injures 66By Simon Hradecky, created Monday, Nov 19th 2012 18:19Z, last updated Monday, Nov 19th 2012 18:19ZA

Neos Boeing 767-300, registration I-NDMJ performing flight NO-731 from Havana (Cuba) to Milan Malpensa (Italy) with 268 people on board, was enroute over the Atlantic about two hours into the flight when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing an altitude deviation of about 1000 feet. The aircraft restabilised, two doctors on board assessed the injured and did not recommend to divert indicating the injuries were mainly contusions. The crew decided to continue to Milan reporting about 35 passengers needed medical attention prompting a massive emergency response in Milan with numerous ambulances dispatched to the airport. The aircraft landed safely in Milan. 66 people required medical attention, 55 of them were taken to hospitals.Passengers reported they were not noticing anything out of the usual, cabin crew were just serving lunch when the aircraft encountered turbulence throwing all loose items like the lunch trays as well as flight attendants and passengers not wearing their seat belts through the cabin. Many passengers hit the cabin ceiling and received cuts, bruises as well as loose teeth. Two doctors examined the injured.

shedweller

Pardon my lack of knowlege on the subject but isn't there supposed to be a warning system for turbulence?

And what does Michael O Leary have to say on the matter?!!

Iancar29

Scary stuff! ... was it clear air turbulence or convective cloud turbulence?

Sponge Bob

http://www.greekembassy.org/embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=3&folder=287&article=4698

Foreign Minister Kranidiotis, 5 others die in airplane accident
15 September, 1999
Alternate Foreign Minister Yiannos Kranidiotis was killed in a freak accident shortly before midnight yesterday when a plane carrying a Greek diplomatic mission to Bucharest plummeted some 17,000 feet in the air prior to landing.

A total of six people died in the accident.

According to reports, the plane lost altitude as it entered an air pocket, fatally injuring six of the passengers on board the Falcon commuter jet used by the Greek premier for his official travels abroad.

The remaining four individuals on board the jet, including the two pilots, were unhurt.

3 others were injured. Report here

http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1999/sx-h990914/pdf/sx-h990914.pdf

DylanII

Sponge Bob wrote: »

http://www.greekembassy.org/embassy/content/en/Article.aspx?office=3&folder=287&article=4698


3 others were injured. Report here

http://www.bea.aero/docspa/1999/sx-h990914/pdf/sx-h990914.pdf

That was in 1999???

Su Campu

Not sure what time it occurred at but the Sigwx chart for 12Z shows an area of Cbs and some strong jet streaks off the US east coast.

Sponge Bob

DylanII wrote: »

That was in 1999???

Yes, that was why I said it was in 1999 and all!

hotwhiskey

In 2007 I was on AerLingus flight into Dubrovnick airport in Croatia with friends we were all sitting at back of the plane when we hit every bad turbilence a mate of mine was on the toilet we heard him hit the roof and back down on the toilet, We had a good laugh after but not at the time, scary stuff.