Air India flight hits massive turbulence, commode rips off
Mumbai, Sept 22 (IBNS): An Air India flight from Delhi to Vijayawada faced severe turbulence which led to the ripping off of the commode in one of the lavatories.
The turbulence also resulted in littering the aisle of the passenger cabin with meal trays.
Air India's AI-467 Delhi to Vijayawada flight suffered damages and crew suffered injuries when the aircraft faced severe thunderstorm. No passengers were reported injured in the incident. Air India has started the investigation in this matter. pic.twitter.com/gCs6NF2XTR
— ANI (@ANI) September 21, 2019
The incident occurred on Sept 17 onboard AI-467, which took off from Delhi around 7 PM.
According to reports, some members of cabin crew also received minor injuries.
The passengers were having meal when the turbulence had hit the flight.
According to reports, these kind of turbulence are common during this time of the year but this was an extreme case.
An Air India official confirmed the incident but said no one was injured onboard.
Meanwhile, media reports said another Air India flight from Delhi to Thiruvanathanpuram, via Kochi, was hit by the turbulence on Friday.
The flight had 172 passengers onboard.
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