Emirates B773 near Singapore on May 17th 2013, turbulence injures 13

Last Update: May 20, 2013 / 16:49:52 GMT/Zulu time

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Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 17, 2013

Classification
Accident

Cause
Turbulence

Airline
Emirates Airlines

Flight number
EK-358

Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Jakarta, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
A6-EBP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

A Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-300, registration A6-EBP performing flight EK-358 from Dubai (United Arab Emirates) to Jakarta (Indonesia) with 374 passengers, was enroute at FL350 about 30nm southwest of Singapore (Singapore) at approximately 22:45L (14:45Z) when the crew decided to divert to Singapore after the aircraft had encountered turbulence causing injuries to 10 passengers and 3 cabin crew. The aircraft landed safely on runway 02C about 30 minutes after the decision to divert. The injured were taken to hospitals, one of the flight attendants was diagnosed with a serious injury to to the cervical vertebra, the others were released after minor injuries were treated.

The aircraft was able to continue to Jakarta after about 18 hours on the ground and reached Jakarta with a delay of 19 hours.

The injured passengers were rebooked onto other airlines' flights.

Passengers reported the aircraft was flying over Nicobar Islands when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing the injuries and prompting the diversion to Singapore to take care of the seriously injured flight attendant.
Incident Facts

Date of incident
May 17, 2013

Classification
Accident

Cause
Turbulence

Airline
Emirates Airlines

Flight number
EK-358

Departure
Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Destination
Jakarta, Indonesia

Aircraft Registration
A6-EBP

Aircraft Type
Boeing 777-300

ICAO Type Designator
B773

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