SIA flight hit by turbulence; 22 hurt

[reddevil0728]

Flight SQ424 from Singapore to Mumbai experienced sudden turbulence during descent on Saturday (Oct 18). There were 408 passengers and 25 crew on board.

SINGAPORE: Eight passengers and 14 crew members were injured on Saturday (Oct 18) when a Singapore Airlines (SIA) flight from Singapore to Mumbai was hit by turbulence on descent.

An SIA statement said: "Singapore Airlines flight SQ424 from Singapore to Mumbai experienced sudden turbulence during descent on 18 October. There were 408 passengers and 25 crew on board."

"Eight passengers and 14 crew sustained injuries and were attended to by medical personnel on arrival at Mumbai Airport. Of the 14 crew, 10 required hospitalisation. They have been cleared and discharged by the medical personnel. All 8 passengers were hospitalised and 6 have been discharged by the medical personnel after examination," it added.

"Our immediate concern is for the well-being of our passengers and crew. Singapore Airlines will provide full assistance to the authorities in their investigations," said the statement.

- CNA/ir

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/....html?cid=FBSG

[reddevil0728]

http://www.bohtong.org/

[CarbonMan]

Looks like more than half the crew were hurt - must have been quite sudden.

[hviswanathan]

Looks like aircraft was 9vskj and return flight departed an hour later to SIN

[hviswanathan]

Duplicate post please ignore

[nykelaz]

Luckily it was during decent where most of the passengers are buckled up. It shows how important it is to have your seat belts fastened!

[Savage25]

Saw this in the newspaper today

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/i...w/44894191.cms

[SQ228]

Who would have been operating the "other" A380? (I find it interesting that this somewhat important fact, should there be any substance to the story, is omitted.) It can't have been another SQ A380- even if SQ's BOM and DEL flight paths did cross, 9V-SKI took off from DEL half an hour after 9V-SKJ landed in BOM.

Given there's only one A380-capable gate at BOM, I'm highly sceptical.

[CarbonMan]

EK flies to BOM on a380 - EK500/501 arrives 0230 and departs BOM at 0430, while SQ423/4 arrives at 2155 and departs 0025. Can't see any other airline using a a380. LH was fighting with EK for the same slot but lost.

[flying.monkeyz]

Indian media better take only 2%.