22 hurt on flight

MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014
22 hurt on flight

Twenty-two passengers and crew were injured when an Airbus A380 plane operated by Singapore Airlines (SIA) and travelling from the city-state to Mumbai hit sudden turbulence during descent, the carrier said.

The extent of the injuries during the turbulence aboard Flight SQ 424 on Saturday evening were not given, but SIA said all the injured were attended to by medical personnel on arrival at Mumbai Airport.
Eight passengers and 14 crew were hurt, the airline said in a statement.
Ten of the injured crew members required hospitalisation but all have been discharged. All eight passengers were also taken to hospital and six have been discharged.