At approximately 0845 EST, initial reports indicated that at least five people were injured on Qatar Airlines Flight QR107 to Dublin, Ireland after the plane experienced extreme turbulence.
The aircraft is a Airbus A350-900 (twin-jet).
Emergency services are at Dublin Airport to deal with a number of passengers who have been injured on a flight due to turbulence. It’s understood at least 5 people have been injured after a flight from Doha suffered turbulence @rtenews
— Samantha Libreri (@SamanthaLibreri) May 26, 2024
However, Dublin Airport quickly updated that 12 had been injured, 6 passengers and 6 crew members.
13.30 update: ??
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 6 passengers and 6… pic.twitter.com/Nv6vZC169e
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) May 26, 2024
This comes less than a week after one person was killed and 30 were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight from London flew through Clear Air Turbulence.
This is developing.
