Qatar B773 near Bangkok on May 10th 2023, severe turbulence causes injuries

Last Update: May 10, 2023 / 20:00:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 10, 2023

Classification
Accident

Airline
Qatar Airways

Departure
Doha, Qatar

Destination
Denpasar, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
A7-BAN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A Qatar Airways Boeing 777-300, registration A7-BAN performing flight Qr-960 (dep May 9th) from Doha (Qatar) to Denpasar (Indonesia), was enroute at FL370 about 140nm westnorthwest of Bangkok (Thailand) when the crew decided to divert to Bangkok after severe turbulence had caused a number of injuries on board. The aircraft landed safely in Bangkok about 30 minutes later.

The airline confirmed that the aircraft experienced severe turbulence which caused injuries to some individuals on board. The aircraft diverted to Bangkok to provide medical assistance to the injured.

The aircraft is still on the ground in Bangkok about 8.5 hours after landing.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 10, 2023

Classification
Accident

Airline
Qatar Airways

Departure
Doha, Qatar

Destination
Denpasar, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
A7-BAN

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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