India A321 enroute on Sep 20th 2019, turbulence causes injuries to flight attendant
Last Update: September 23, 2019 / 18:22:15 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-48
Departure
Kochi, India
Destination
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
The airline reported the aircraft encountered turbulence between Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram, there were no injuries to the passengers, the aircraft sustained minor damage causing a delay of about 4 hours to the return flight.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Sep 20, 2019
Classification
Accident
Cause
Turbulence
Airline
Air India
Flight number
AI-48
Departure
Kochi, India
Destination
Thiruvananthapuram, India
Aircraft Registration
VT-PPH
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321
ICAO Type Designator
A321
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