Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has technical problem: 50 injured

Technical problem
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner hits turbulence: 50 injured on flight to New Zealand

At least 50 people have been injured in an incident on a flight between Sydney, Australia and the New Zealand city of Auckland. A “technical problem” caused severe turbulence on board the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on Monday, reported the broadcaster Radio New Zealand (RNZ), citing the Chilean airline LATAM. The plane was able to land in Auckland as scheduled in the late afternoon (local time).

The problems with Boeing is not stopping. In January, in an incident with a virtually new Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-8 Max, a fuselage fragment broke out shortly after takeoff. The more than 170 people on board were largely shocked. As it became known over the weekend, the US Department of Justice is now investigating the case.

Injured on board Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner

The injured on the flight to Auckland, including several crew members, were immediately treated by doctors after landing. The rescue workers were on duty with five ambulances, as announced by the St. John Ambulance rescue service. Accordingly, there is at least one seriously injured person. More than a dozen inmates were taken to hospitals.

“People were flying through the cabin,” RNZ quoted a passenger on Monday’s flight as saying, who was uninjured. Most of those affected were not wearing a seat belt at the time of the incident. The plane was actually supposed to fly on to Santiago de Chile in the evening. However, the flight was initially canceled and postponed to Tuesday. It was initially unclear what exactly caused the incident.

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