Multiple people were seriously injured after the BA flight from Singapore to London suffered serve turbulence over the Bay of Bengal.
One of the in-flight staff needed surgery and one suffered concussion and a dislocated ankle, while another required an MRI scan on a severely bruised hip.
Three passengers were also seriously injured as people, including dozens of Brits, were thrown around the cabin in the early hours of Friday. The turbulence that struck the aircraft while over the Bay of Bengal was so severe and sustained that the pilot was eventually forced to abort flight BA12.They said that the airline has ‘not experienced anything like this in the last five years’.The severity of the turbulence was described as ‘obscene’
The source said: ‘It’s an area where winds often make flying uncomfortable, but the severity of this turbulence was obscene. ‘From nowhere, the plane was shaking as it suddenly dropped five feet and rose again in uncomfortable jerked motions.‘The “fasten seat belt” signs were on but the heroic crew were carrying out essential duties when they were thrown around the cabin.’Passengers returned to Singapore and were re-booked onto later flights
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