Emirates passengers left injured after the flight is hit with ‘severe turbulence’

Mid-air horror as ‘severe’ turbulence on an Emirates flight bound for Dubai sends passengers flying from their seats and leaves the cabin littered with debris

  • Travellers experienced ‘sudden and severe’ turbulence on Emirates flight July 10 
  • Footage shows food carts knocked over and items strewn across the plane 
  • Spokesperson confirmed some crew and passengers suffered minor injuries 
  • The Auckland to Dubai flight was hit with turbulence three hours before landing
  • Were you on flight EK449? Contact Karen.Ruiz@mailonline.com  

Passengers on an Emirates flight experienced mid-air horror after they were hit with ‘severe turbulence’ three hours before landing.

Flight EK449 was flying from Auckland to Dubai on July 10 when it suddenly hit a choppy patch of air that left some passengers injured and the A380 littered with debris.

Footage uploaded on Twitter showed food trolleys knocked over, smashed bottles of champagne, a fallen exit sign and other broken items lying all over the business class cabin.

A spokesperson from Emirates confirmed some crew members and a number of travellers suffered minor injuries after experiencing ‘sudden and severe turbulence.’

Aftermath: Passengers on a Dubai-bound Emirates flight were left injured after they were hit with ‘severe turbulence’ three hours before landing

Footage uploaded on social media show items strew across the cabin

Food trolleys were knocked over during the incident

Footage uploaded on social media show items strew across the cabin 

‘Unfortunately a few passengers and crew suffered minor injuries during this incident. First aid was administered and medical assistance was arranged for those who needed it on arrival,’ the spokesperson told Stuff.  

Becky Lasenby, from Wellington, was flying to Greece via Dubai, and said the incident lasted about half an hour

Becky Lasenby, from Wellington, was flying to Greece via Dubai, and said the incident lasted about half an hour 

A mum who was travelling with her daughter described the incident as ‘pretty scary’ and said the whole event lasted about half an hour. 

‘It was just a pretty freaky experience – turbulence like I’ve never experienced, and I guess because the pilots were full on flying the plane, there were no announcements or anything,’ Becky Lasenby, from Wellington, told Daily Mail Australia.  

‘There were no sick bags so my daughter vomited into the goodies bag they give you in business class.

‘When I got hold of a flight attendant she said, “pity the people down the back of the plane there is vomit everywhere.” It was really frightening.

‘Really unusual to experience such turbulence in one of those big planes. And it seemed to go on for ages!’   

Despite the rough turbulence, Ms Lasenby, a frequent flyer who was travelling to Greece, said she was confident it was going to be okay, but admitted nervous travellers did not handle it as well. 

Fortunately, neither she nor her daughter suffered any injuries. 

Another traveller, Beverley Glover told Stuff she sustained bruises to her legs after the turbulence caused her to fly out of her seat. 

‘We were travelling in business class and yes I was one of the passengers who was “airborne” and then slammed down into my seat,’ she said. 

A fallen exit sign was seen in the video showing the severity of the turbulence

A fallen exit sign was seen in the video showing the severity of the turbulence 

Passenger Seref Sezgin shared the video of the aftermath on Twitter showing the severe impact from the rough patch of air. 

‘Emirates A380 this time as an example of turbulence dangers. Dangers to crew and passenger alike but little excuse for passengers not to keep buckled up all the time. You don’t undo the seat belt in a car do you?’ he tweeted. 

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Emirates for comment.  

The incident comes just two days after dozens of people were left injured during an Air Canada flight bound for Australia that was hit with unexpected turbulence. 

Approximately 35 people sustained minor injuries in the turbulence that shook the plane at 36,000 feet in the air, throwing some out of their seats with such force that they hit the ceiling.

The turbulence was so violent the flight was forced to make an emergency landing in Hawaii. 

At least nine of those passengers were taken to area hospitals, most of the injuries ranging from concussions to head or neck injuries as a result of being thrown out of their seats in the tumult.  

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