Sudden drop in altitude: Flyers injured as Air India’s Phuket-Delhi flight encounters turbulence | India News

Sudden drop in altitude: Flyers injured as Air India’s Phuket-Delhi flight encounters turbulence | India News


Sudden drop in altitude: Flyers injured as Air India's Phuket-Delhi flight encounters turbulence
Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi experienced turbulence-related event during cruise. (Photo: TOI)

NEW DELHI: Some passengers and crew members onboard Air India’s Phuket-Delhi flight (AI 2379) suffered injuries when the aircraft encountered turbulence during descent at the destination on Tuesday morning, causing a sudden drop in altitude.An AI with medical support received the 134 passengers onboard the Airbus A320 on arrival just after 11 am. About 10 passengers and two crew members are learnt to have been taken to the Medanta medical centre at the airport.An AI spokesperson said: “Air India confirms that flight AI2379, operating from Phuket to Delhi on 4 August, experienced a brief in-flight turbulence-related event during cruise, resulting in a momentary change in altitude.

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