Astana A21N enroute on Jan 2nd 2023, turbulence injures 7
Last Update: January 4, 2023 / 18:07:08 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2023
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air Astana
Flight number
KC-128
Departure
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Destination
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Aircraft Registration
EI-KDF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
The airline reported the aircraft encountered sudden strong turbulence. Seven passengers received injuries of varying degree.
Aircraft Registration Data
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jan 2, 2023
Classification
Accident
Airline
Air Astana
Flight number
KC-128
Departure
Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Destination
Almaty, Kazakhstan
Aircraft Registration
EI-KDF
Aircraft Type
Airbus A321-Neo
ICAO Type Designator
A21N
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