Fifty people treated after ‘technical problem’ caused ‘strong movement’ on Latam flight from Sydney
Fifty people treated after ‘technical problem’ caused ‘strong movement’ on Latam flight from Sydney
Passengers on flight to Auckland describe ‘mid-air drop’ with people thrown from their seats
Passengers on flight to Auckland describe ‘mid-air drop’ with people thrown from their seats
Fifty people have been treated by ambulance crews and 13 people are in hospital after an in-bound aircraft to Auckland experienced a “strong movement” mid-flight that reportedly saw passengers suddenly thrown about the plane.
In a statement, Hato Hone St John Ambulance said the organisation responded to an incident at Auckland International airport involving an inbound aircraft after a call at 3.58pm local time on Monday.
Five ambulances, a major incident support team vehicle, two rapid response vehicles and a number of senior personnel were dispatched to treat passengers who had been injured on the flight.
That’s why I always remain buckled up during the flight.
And why they tell you to.
What kind of "technical problem" could cause such a sudden drop? I know a sudden change in air could, but that's not a technical problem.
Well, it was a Boeing, so... probably bad QA, Software, Missing bolts....
First question I had: "Was it a boeing?."🤔
It might be something like Qantas 72 where a fault in a component that supplies vital data to the flight computer caused two uncontrolled drops which resulted in over 100 people getting injured.
A dive I can understand, but is there a difference between a dive and a drop? As a layman, I imagine when they say it dropped, they mean they lost altitude without pitching down (though obviously they'd pitch down naturally to regain airspeed).