Severe turbulence rocked a听Korean Air听flight, leaving 10 passengers and four cabin crew members injured.听
On Sunday around 8am local time, Korean Air flight KE197 departed from the听Seoul听Incheon International Airport and headed to Ulaanbaatar,听Mongolia.听
Just over an hour into the flight, as it neared Tianjin Airport in听China, there were 15 seconds of mayhem.听
According to the听Korea JoongAng Daily,听people screamed as severe turbulence rocked the Airbus A300-300 carrying 281 passengers.听
Fourteen people reported only minor injuries as the plane flew through lightning and thunder, the airline confirmed to Korean news media.听
Passengers took to social media to share their experiences about the incident.听
鈥淭he turbulence started around the time people were finished eating. The airplane sharply plunged so people were screaming and the meals were all knocked over, it was chaotic,鈥 one person reportedly on the flight posted on X.听
Photos shared by passengers online showed meal trays, food, and cutlery scattered on the aisle.听
The airline told听Korea JoongAng Daily听that they provided painkillers onboard and a medical team was ready to inspect passengers upon arrival at Ulaanbaatar.听
This comes less than 50 days since Korean Air experienced a flight incident that left 17 passengers injured.听
On 22 June, a major system failure resulted in a flight KE189 suddenly dropping 8168m (26,900ft) in just 15 minutes.听
The flight departed from the Seoul Incheon International Airport and headed to Taichung,听Taiwan听when 50 minutes later after takeoff a pressurised system fault drove the aircraft, a听Boeing听737 Max 8, to plummet, the听Independent听reported.听
According to data from the online flight tracker Flightradar24, the aircraft descended from a calibrated altitude of 10,767m to 2567m in a quarter of an hour.听
The aircraft carrying 125 passengers could then be seen circling several times before diverting back to Seoul. It was just after 7.30pm local time when the flight landed back in the South Korean capital.听
Seventeen passengers were hospitalised as a result of the terrifying ordeal - though no major injuries were reported.听
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