The Emirates Airbus A380 superjumbo was flying from Perth, Australia, to Dubai when it experienced severe turbulence. The turbulence was so severe that some passengers were thrown from their seats and hit the ceiling of the cabin. Many passengers were given oxygen after they called for help.
Several people who said they were on the flight shared photos of the cracked interior on social media, saying the turbulence started “literally one second” after the pilot told everyone to sit down.
Passenger shares image of cracked plane ceiling after collision with passenger
The injured were assisted by cabin crew and medically trained volunteers on board, "with additional medical support provided via satellite link," an Emirates spokesman said.
"The flight was met by medical services upon landing and Emirates also deployed its care team to ensure the injured passengers and crew were given every possible assistance," a spokesperson for the airline said.
Turbulence that injures passengers is becoming more common. In August, 11 people were hospitalized after a Delta Air Lines flight from Italy to Atlanta encountered severe turbulence. And in June, a British Airways flight attendant needed surgery after another turbulence incident.
"The wings of an airplane are designed to split the airflow created by the engines pushing the plane through a mass of air. This creates a pressure difference above and below the wing. This difference creates an upward force called lift," says FOX Weather meteorologist Jason Frazer.
And when the lift force is greater than the force of gravity, the plane will fly. And when they are equal, the plane will move smoothly. However, turbulence occurs when there is a disruption in that balance.
Most passengers fear turbulence, but no plane crashes have ever occurred due to this phenomenon.
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