China Southern B772 near Guangzhou on May 10th 2012, clear air turbulence injures 9
Last Update: May 10, 2012 / 21:56:37 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 10, 2012
Airline
China Southern Airlines
Flight number
CZ-3525
Departure
Guangzhou, China
Destination
Shanghai Hongqiao, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2053
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
Passengers reported and published photos on China's Weibo Service (similiar to Twitter) that their drinks lifted off and spilled at the cabin ceiling during the turbulence encounter, flight attendants and anyone not strapped into the seat also lifted off the floor. The captain subsequently announced that they had encountered turbulence, he had not experienced something like this in 20 years of his career.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
May 10, 2012
Airline
China Southern Airlines
Flight number
CZ-3525
Departure
Guangzhou, China
Destination
Shanghai Hongqiao, China
Aircraft Registration
B-2053
Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-200
ICAO Type Designator
B772
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