
12 Injured as Turbulence Strikes Qatar Airways Flight Over Turkey
Twelve passengers and crew suffered injuries after a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin encountered strong turbulence. The incident is the second of its kind in less than a week—on May 22, one man died and several passengers were injured after a Singapore Airlines plane encountered extreme turbulence en route to London. Dublin Airport released a statement around the Qatar Airways flight incident in the early hours on May 27. The statement said flight QR017, which had taken off from Qatar’s capital, landed safely in Dublin after encountering the turbulence over Turkey. “Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including airport police and our fire and rescue department, due to six passengers and six crew on board reporting injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey,” the statement on X said....
