Seven injured as turbulence hits Qantas A380
Seven passengers were injured when a Qantas A380 superjumbo with 450 passengers was rattled by severe turbulence over Indian airspace . The Qantas flight QF32 from London to Sydney had departed London on Friday night and was three hours out of Singapore on Saturday morning when it was hit by turbulence caused by bad storms in the Indian airspace, a spokeswoman of the Australian airline said.
“( The aircraft) diverted around most of it but it was the initial part of the storm that had the impact,” the spokeswoman said. “The seat belt sign had come on but some passengers were still moving back to their seats.”
Seven people suffered minor cuts and bruises during the incident, the Hearld Tribune reported. Four were treated in hospital while three were treated at a medical centre in Singapore but all have since been discharged . The aircraft was cleared to fly after being assessed by engineers and has departed Singapore.
Qantas spokeswoman Sophia Connelly said six of the seven would be arriving back in Sydney on Sunday, while one male passenger opted to fly to Perth. She said one person hit an overhead locker when the A380 was rattled by the turbulence, and part of the plane’s interior was also damaged.
“One of the cabin overhead storage compartments needs to be fixed but nothing serious,” she said. The turbulence happened over three close five-minute intervals. The turbulence incident is the latest misfortune for Australia’s Qantas’s A380 fleet.
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