austhai
23rd Jul 2008, 07:52
Curious ?
I am not a jet jockey so excuse my ignorance but wouldn't the modern weather radar that airliners are now equipped with alert the flight crew to weather ahead which is very likely to cause severe turbulence. I would think that with such indications the crew could have diverted around such weather or hold untill it dissapated.
Hope all crew and pax are OK.
HONG KONG: Five passengers and three cabin crew on a Cathay Pacific flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong were injured after the plane encountered severe turbulence.
All eight injured people were taken to hospital. As at 10pm Hong Kong time, all fve passengers and one crew member had been treated and discharged. One passenger was from Japan and four from Mainland China.
Two injured cabin crew had suffered "more serious injuries" according to a Cathay Pacific statement and have been kept in hospital overnight for observation and further treatment.
Cathay Pacific staff have been with the injured passengers at all times, helping to keep them in touch with friends and relatives.
Flight CX708 encountered the turbulence when the 'fasten seatbelt' sign had been illuminated about 12 minutes prior to landing.
"The Captain sent a message at 13.51 alerting Hong Kong about the incident and ambulances were waiting when the aircraft landed at Hong Kong International Airport at 14.12. Cathay Pacific staff accompanied the injured passengers and crew to a local hospital and are awaiting an update on the extent of the injuries sustained," the airline said in an earlier statement.
"Cathay Pacific regrets the incident and will do everything possible to provide assistance to the affected passengers and staff."
The aircraft involved was an Airbus A330-300 with 241 passengers and 12 crew aboard.
I am not a jet jockey so excuse my ignorance but wouldn't the modern weather radar that airliners are now equipped with alert the flight crew to weather ahead which is very likely to cause severe turbulence. I would think that with such indications the crew could have diverted around such weather or hold untill it dissapated.
Hope all crew and pax are OK.
HONG KONG: Five passengers and three cabin crew on a Cathay Pacific flight from Bangkok to Hong Kong were injured after the plane encountered severe turbulence.
All eight injured people were taken to hospital. As at 10pm Hong Kong time, all fve passengers and one crew member had been treated and discharged. One passenger was from Japan and four from Mainland China.
Two injured cabin crew had suffered "more serious injuries" according to a Cathay Pacific statement and have been kept in hospital overnight for observation and further treatment.
Cathay Pacific staff have been with the injured passengers at all times, helping to keep them in touch with friends and relatives.
Flight CX708 encountered the turbulence when the 'fasten seatbelt' sign had been illuminated about 12 minutes prior to landing.
"The Captain sent a message at 13.51 alerting Hong Kong about the incident and ambulances were waiting when the aircraft landed at Hong Kong International Airport at 14.12. Cathay Pacific staff accompanied the injured passengers and crew to a local hospital and are awaiting an update on the extent of the injuries sustained," the airline said in an earlier statement.
"Cathay Pacific regrets the incident and will do everything possible to provide assistance to the affected passengers and staff."
The aircraft involved was an Airbus A330-300 with 241 passengers and 12 crew aboard.