Around 26 people were seriously injured recently in China when a China Eastern Airlines flight from Paris hit major turbulence mid-air, sources said.
The plane MU774, which was coming from Paris, was headed to the Southwestern Chinese city of Kunming when the incident occurred.
Some passengers suffered fractures after they hit the overhead lockers in the wake of the turbulence. Baggages fell on many of them as well.
“Around four injured passengers are said to be in a critical condition,” the sources added.
China Eastern Airlines later posted a video on its official Weibo account stating that it had arranged appropriate medical services for the passengers of the flight. The Airlines, however, did not confirm the details of the injuries sustained by the passengers.
“We felt strong turbulence twice and minor turbulence three times. The process lasted about 10 minutes,” a passenger with the surname Zhang said.
This is the second such incident the airline has encountered this week.
As per sources, a China Eastern Airlines flight MU736 headed for Shanghai had to reportedly make an emergency landing and return to Sydney, after a hole was found in one of the plane’s engines.
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