12 People Injured Due to Turbulence on Qatar Airways Flight From Doha to Dublin

According to reports, the flight, which landed in Dublin shortly before 1pm local time, was met by emergency services, including airport police and the fire and rescue department.

A statement from Dublin Airport stated that, six passengers and six crew members were injured in the incident, eight of which were taken to hospital following assessment and that the Qatar Airways flight QR017 experienced turbulence while flying over Turkey.

BREAKING: Qatar Airways Boeing 787 hit with intense turbulence resulting in 12 injuries. ?✈️ pic.twitter.com/kfZuzjqOJF

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In a statement to CNN, Qatar Airways said that the flight landed safely in Dublin, but that “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,” continued the statement.

It is not yet known what kind of turbulence the Qatar Airways plane experienced.

Meanwhile, a few weeks ago on May 3, it was reported that another Qatar Airways plane was hit with turbulence during a flight from Doha to Kilimanjaro.

Comes days after Singapore Airlines incident

This incident has come days after 104 passengers were injured and a man with a heart condition was killed on a Singapore Airlines flight that was hit with severe turbulence.

Grim footage from the Singapore Airlines Boeing 777 flight from London to SG. Passengers were flung to the ceiling when it experienced a 7,000 ft drop. pic.twitter.com/iqsefWFELG

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Flight SQ321 from London to Singapore was cruising at 37,000 feet last Tuesday (May 21) when the plane dropped sharply before climbing several hundred feet, according to flight tracking data. It then repeatedly dipped and ascended for about a minute.

Are turbulence related incidents on the rise?

In a 2022 report, Paul Williams, a professor of atmospheric science at the University of Reading said that he believes climate change is modifying turbulence which could explain the increase in turbulence related incidents.

“We ran some computer simulations and found that severe turbulence could double or triple in the coming decades,” Williams said. They put the increase down to changes in wind speed at high altitudes due to warmer air from carbon emissions.

They also found that flight routes in the USA and North Atlantic saw the largest increases while Europe, the Middle East, and the South Atlantic also saw significant increases in turbulence.

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