Passengers on board a flight from Qatar to Ireland were injured after the flight hit turbulence.
Qatar Airways flight QR107 from Doha to Dublin landed safely as scheduled however six passengers and six crew members on board reported injuries.
Assistance is being provided to those on the flight, after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey.
It comes just days after Geoff Kitchen, 73, died while on a flight from Heathrow to Singapore that hit turbulence.
Assistance is being provided to those on the flight upon their arrival at Dublin Airport
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A spokesperson from Dublin Airport said: “Qatar Airways flight QR107 from Doha landed safely as scheduled at Dublin Airport shortly before 13.00 on Sunday.
“Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including Airport Police and our Fire and Rescue department, due to six passengers and six crew [12 total] on board reporting injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey.
“The Dublin Airport team continues to provide full assistance on the ground to passengers and airline staff.”
A spokesperson from Qatar Airways told GB News: “Qatar Airways can confirm that flight QR017 a Boeing B787-9 from Doha to Dublin has landed safely. A small number of passengers and crew sustained minor injuries in flight and are now receiving medical attention.
“The matter is now subject to an internal investigation. The safety and security of our passengers and crew are our top priority.”
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A Boeing 777-2DZ(LR) from Qatar Airways (file pic)
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It comes after a passenger died and dozens were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London Heathrow hit severe turbulence earlier this week.
That flight from London and bound for Singapore fell into an air pocket while cabin crew were serving breakfast before it encountered turbulence, prompting the pilots to request an emergency landing in Thailand.
Footage captured by an eyewitness showed damaged overhead cabins and injured passengers being carried out by stretchers after flight SQ321 landed.
Suvarnabhumi Airport general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn told a press conference on Tuesday that a 73-year-old British man died during the incident, likely due to a heart attack, while head injuries were sustained among seven people critically injured and a crew member was hospitalised.
One passenger said: “I don’t think most people were prepared. They (didn’t) really have time to really react and do something about it because if I remember correctly, like the seatbelt signs were off.”
They added: “There were people within the lavatories and the crew that were working, anybody who was standing, especially the people within the lavatories and were the most injured, from what I’ve seen.
“But I saw people from across the aisle just going completely horizontal, hitting the ceiling and landing back down in really awkward positions.
“People, like, getting massive gashes in the head, concussions. So it’s quite, quite a sight, I think.”
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