Hitting air turbulence, a plane from Dubai carrying 375 passengers and crew drops 15,000 feet injuring 17 people.
The Press Trust of India news agency reported that the Emirates Boeing 777 jet with 361 passengers and 14 crew on board landed safely at its destination, the southern Indian city of Kochi. The report said one of the injured passengers was hospitalized.
“In a short period of bad turbulence, some passengers suffered bruises and other minor wounds. They were given medical care at the airport on their arrival,” an airline official in Kochi, who declined to be named, told AFP.
“Some passengers who were not wearing seat belts were thrown out of their seats, but the pilot regained control,” he said.
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