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SpiceJet turbulence
Screengrab from video of turbulence inside aircraft

SpiceJet flight faces turbulence during landing in WB's Durgapur, DGCA de-roster 2 employees for allowing aircraft's take-off again

| @indiablooms | May 03, 2022, at 04:18 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Two of the passengers injured in turbulence faced by a SpiceJet aircraft from Mumbai during landing in Bengal's Durgapur on Sunday, have been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit, the Director-General of Civil Aviation informed on Monday. 

The aviation regulator has de-rostered two Spicejet employees who later allowed the aircraft to move from Durgapur to Kolkata before a formal inquiry.

"The airline after inspection positioned the aircraft at Kolkata. Following actions have been taken by DGCA: DGCA has off rostered the involved crew, the AME (Aircraft Maintenance Engineer) who released the aircraft from Durgapur and in charge of Maintenance Control Center of M/s Spice Jet pending investigation," the DGCA said in a note on Monday.

Fourteen passengers and three members of the crew were injured during the landing on Sunday.

They received injuries on the head, spine, shoulder, forehead and face, the DGCA said.

"Two of the passengers are in ICU at Durgapur. One of the passengers is admitted in Diamond hospital suffering from head injury and other passenger is in mission hospital with spinal injury," the note read.

Those who received head injuries had to be stitched up after landing.

Many passengers shared videos of the turbulence and moments of panic as the flight jerked hard several times during the descent.

Oxygen masks came down, and baggage and other belongings of the passengers went rolling on the floor.

"Due to the severe turbulence experienced by the aircraft, following events occurred… The oxygen panels opened up and oxygen masks fell off. Damage has occurred to the few seat hand rest and overhead decorative panel. One cabin overhead bin (hat rack) lock was found broken. The galley items were seen strewn across on the floor. Same was the condition in the aisle," the note read.
 

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