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Dozens injured, some with broken bones, as Moscow-Bangkok plane hits turbulence (VIDEO) | Dozens injured, some with broken bones, as Moscow-Bangkok plane hits turbulence (VIDEO) |
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Turbulence “out of nowhere,” as passengers put it, injured up to 27 people – mostly Russians – on a Boeing 777 plane en route from Moscow to Bangkok, just 40 minutes before the aircraft landed. | |
“All of the injured have been taken to a local hospital. They mostly have bruises and fractures,” the Russian Embassy in Thailand reported, putting the number of those injured at 27. | |
The reason so many people were injured was that they weren’t wearing safety belts, despite the usual warnings, officials say. The plane apparently suddenly hit so-called ‘clear sky turbulence’ and the crew had no chance to warn the passengers beforehand. | The reason so many people were injured was that they weren’t wearing safety belts, despite the usual warnings, officials say. The plane apparently suddenly hit so-called ‘clear sky turbulence’ and the crew had no chance to warn the passengers beforehand. |
The plane was thrown 100-200 meters up and down in the air as a result. | The plane was thrown 100-200 meters up and down in the air as a result. |
‘Clear sky turbulence’ happens up to 750 times a year in civil aviation, Aeroflot airline said. | |
One of the passengers posted a video saying that the turbulence “was so bad that it was throwing people around like crazy.” | One of the passengers posted a video saying that the turbulence “was so bad that it was throwing people around like crazy.” |
“Blood everywhere, people with broken bones, noses, open fractures, baby’s [sic] with head injuries,” he went on to describe the impact. | “Blood everywhere, people with broken bones, noses, open fractures, baby’s [sic] with head injuries,” he went on to describe the impact. |
Aeroflot has only confirmed that passengers suffered limb fractures and bruises, denying that there were any spinal fractures. | |
Conflicting figures have emerged, with Aeroflot putting the number of passengers hospitalized at 17, and the Russian Embassy in Bangkok saying it was 15. | Conflicting figures have emerged, with Aeroflot putting the number of passengers hospitalized at 17, and the Russian Embassy in Bangkok saying it was 15. |
Two Thai and 15 Russian citizens remain in hospital, Aeroflot said, putting the overall number of injured passengers at 25. | |
The airline added that compensation will be paid to those injured. | The airline added that compensation will be paid to those injured. |
None of the passengers have been found to suffer life-threatening injuries, Aeroflot also said in its official statement. | |
RT spoke to one of the passengers, identified as Rostislav, who was on board during the incident and filmed the aftermath video. | |
“It happened all of a sudden, and was absolutely unexpected: the plane was thrown up and down, we almost jumped out of our seats in the front. In a couple of seconds, it happened again and lasted for about 10 seconds, we were being thrown out of our seats again. It happened at the back of the plane, and I would say that there, every second person was injured,” he said. | |
When they landed, help reportedly took some time to arrive. | |
“People started to get out of the plane, and the medics didn’t board for another 40 minutes.” |