Kolkata: At least three passengers on Vistara’s Mumbai-Kolkata flight have been injured on Monday (June 7) because the plane encountered severe turbulence simply earlier than touchdown, officers mentioned. The flight, UK 775, landed safely on the Kolkata airport at 4.25 pm, airport director C Pattabhi mentioned. The 5 passengers who obtained minor accidents have been despatched to their vacation spot after being administered first assist, the airport director mentioned. There have been 113 passengers on board the plane.
“The aircraft was caught amidst air turbulence right before landing at Kolkata airport. Three passengers have suffered injuries and were rushed to hospital. One elderly person has suffered shoulder dislocation while a lady has suffered a fracture on her right arm. Another person has suffered an injury on his forehead. Other passengers are safe,” a senior official of Kolkata airport mentioned.
“Due to turbulence, three passengers were injured critically and five passengers had minor injuries inside the aircraft,” he mentioned. The critically injured passengers have been despatched to Charnock Hospital for therapy.
The incident occurred round 4 pm owing to dangerous climate when the flight was round 25 nautical miles from Kolkata, Pattabhi mentioned. PTI quoted a Vistara spokesperson saying that the airline is saddened by the unlucky expertise its prospects had, and is carefully monitoring the well being standing of these injured. “We are investigating the incident on priority, and will share a further update at the earliest,” the spokesperson informed the information company.
The Boeing 737 plane with 113 passengers on board landed safely on the Kolkata airport at 4:25 pm. On arrival on the Kolkata airport, all injured passengers have been rushed to Charnock hospital within the neighborhood of the airport.
The airline service supplier, Vistara mentioned in a press release, “Flight UK775 operating Mumbai-Kolkata on 7 June 2021 encountered severe turbulence 15 minutes before landing. According to preliminary reports, the turbulence caused injuries to a few passengers, who were provided first aid during flight and immediate medical assistance upon arrival in Kolkata. We are saddened by this unfortunate experience our customers had, and are closely monitoring the health status of those injured. We are investigating the incident on priority, and will share a further update at the earliest.”
