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Eva Air flight from Jakarta hits strong turbulence, six injured
Taiwanese news channel Formosa News reported the incident happened during meal service about two hours into the flight.
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Turbulence in clouds produced by an aircraft is seen in this undated photo. (Shutterstock/hlopex)
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n EVA Air flight hit strong turbulence on Sunday on the way from Jakarta to Taipei, with six flight attendants injured in the incident.
Taiwanese news channel Formosa News reported the incident happened during meal service about two hours into the flight.
"The incident occurred at 4:55 p.m. on Sunday, when EVA flight BR238 from Jakarta to Taipei encountered strong turbulence at an altitude of 37,000 feet," Formosa News reported.
According to the airline, the aircraft involved was a Boeing 777-300ER. The flight departed Jakarta at 2.48 p.m. local time on Sunday and landed safely at Taoyuan International Airport at 9:16 p.m. the same day.
In May, one passenger died of a suspected heart attack and 30 were injured after a Singapore Airlines flight hit severe turbulence, flinging passengers and crew around the cabin and forcing the plane to land in Bangkok.
The flight from London and bound for Singapore fell into an air pocket while cabin crew were serving breakfast before it encountered turbulence, prompting the pilots to request an emergency landing.
Also in May, 12 people were injured after a Qatar Airways flight from Doha to Dublin was hit by turbulence.
The flight, which landed in Dublin shortly before 1 p.m. local time, was met by emergency services, including airport police and the fire and rescue department.
