Qatar Airways flight QR007 to Dublin in air turbulence, 12 injured and Eight people were taken to hospital

Qatar Airways flight QR007 to Dublin in air turbulence, 12 injured and Eight people were taken to hospital after the plane landed safely at Dublin Airport. The preliminary conclusion is that Indian passengers are among the injured in the unexpected accident.

Emergency services were called into action at Dublin Airport this afternoon after six passengers and six crew were reported injured after the plane experienced turbulence while flying over Turkey. Qatar Airways flight QR007 from Doha landed safely at Dublin Airport as scheduled just before 1pm.

A spokesman for Dublin Airport said in a statement that emergency services, including airport police and Dublin Fire and Rescue Department, were waiting for the plane. “The injury was assessed before disembarking the aircraft. Eight passengers were later admitted to hospital. 

The return flight to Doha (flight QR018) was delayed but operated as normal this afternoon. Flight operations at Dublin Airport have not been affected and are continuing as normal this afternoon.   The Dublin Airport team provided full assistance to passengers and airline staff on the ground, a Garda spokesman said.

Last Tuesday, a 73-year-old British man died in a similar accident when a flight from London to Singapore hit air turbulence and made an emergency landing in the Thai capital of Bangkok. 104 passengers and 18 crew members on board the Boeing 777-300ER were seriously injured. 211 people were on board Boeing 777-300ER that day.