AMERICANALMANAC (Jack Newsome) - Air India flight drops 300 feet mid-air, hurling passengers into ceiling and injuring 17
An Air India flight from Phuket to New Delhi plunged roughly 300 feet without warning during cruise, throwing unbuckled passengers into the cabin ceiling and injuring 17 people, and experts say the one precaution most flyers ignore could have prevented nearly every injury. The Airbus A320 was carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members on […] The post Air India flight drops 300 feet mid-air, hurling passengers into ceiling and injuring 17 appeared first on American Almanac .
An Air India flight from Phuket to New Delhi plunged roughly 300 feet without warning during cruise, throwing unbuckled passengers into the cabin ceiling and injuring 17 people, and experts say the one precaution most flyers ignore could have prevented nearly every injury. The Airbus A320 was carrying 137 passengers and eight crew members on Tuesday, August 4, when severe turbulence struck approximately 90 minutes after takeoff from Thailand. Passengers described a sudden, violent drop that launched people out of their seats, slammed heads into overhead compartments, and tore luggage-bin lids from their hinges. Belongings scattered across the cabin floor. A flight attendant's voice, captured on video taken inside the aircraft, cut through…Open