British boy, 12, is blasted 30 feet through the air by the turbines of an Airbus plane in Greece

British boy, 12, is hospitalised after being blasted 30 foot through the air by the turbines of an Airbus plane taking off as he watched from the edge of a Greek airport

  • The 12-year-old was with his father watching planes land just above their heads
  • He was fired more than 30 feet through the air on the Greek island of Skiathos
  • The schoolboy landed on the sand and is expected to survive the bizarre injury 

A British schoolboy was injured after he was blasted through the air by the turbines of an Airbus 320 after visiting a controversial tourist attraction.

The 12-year-old was with his father watching planes land just above their heads when he was fired more than 30 feet through the air on a Greek island. 

He landed on the sand and is expected to survive after his accident on the island of Skiathos but experts have warned the blast could have been fatal.

Thousands of people visit the island every year and a trip to the edge of the island’s airport to see passenger planes landing is regarded as a major attraction. 

Visitors stand close to the island’s airport to watch planes landing just above them (file photo)

The incident happened early yesterday afternoon when the father and son, as well as dozens of other tourists, were standing by the fence in order to see a TUI Airbus 320 that was departing for London.

The force of the blast from the plane’s turbines then hit the young boy and sent him flying through the air.

He was taken by ambulance to the Skiathos Health Centre where a full checkup was carried out. 

Medics have confirmed that the boy was given emergency first aid before being transferred to the Achilopouleio Hospital of Volos for further treatment.

According to medical staff, the boy is expected to survive.

Footage shot in 2017 went viral after showing how visitors were even hit by the jet turbines as planes touch down on the island in the Aegean sea.

Spectators have known for years that they run the risk of being hit by sand and even stones whipped up by the plane’s jet engines but the latest injury has highlighted the severe dangers of standing too close.

The force of the blast from the plane's turbines then hit the young boy and sent him flying through the air (file photo of the airport on the Greek island of Skiathos)

The force of the blast from the plane’s turbines then hit the young boy and sent him flying through the air (file photo of the airport on the Greek island of Skiathos)

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