Last Saturday a Qatar Airways Boeing 777 from Washington DC to Doha had to divert to the Azores, Portugal after it was hit by severe turbulence. 3 of the passengers were injured.
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#QR708, Washington-Doha, diverted to TER after experiencing turbulence with injuries, per @azadessa onboard.https://t.co/x7T8GfyzL0 pic.twitter.com/zTvMk8j3Sm
— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) December 4, 2016
Journalist Azad Essa tweeted how some passengers -not wearing their seatbelt- were tossed around in the cabin. 3 passengers were taken to hospital, 2 of them were released after a period of observation.
some passengers bleeding after flung in the air, hitting the ceiling + landing in the aisles after plane suddenly lost altitude.
— Azad Essa (@azadessa) December 4, 2016
After the diversion, Qatar Airways sent a replacement aircraft to the Azores to pick up the stranded passengers. Some passengers started to get upset as they felt “abandoned by Qatar Airways”.
Very angry scenes here. Passengers upset that @Qatarairways staff abandoned them. Here is what is left behind #QR708 pic.twitter.com/q9ZG26TgyE
— Azad Essa (@azadessa) December 4, 2016
Usual suspects still waiting. No information. No food. No compassion for elderly, children. #QR708 pretty shocking @qatarairways pic.twitter.com/L8UlgbpQRj
— Azad Essa (@azadessa) December 4, 2016
