Seventeen people were injured when an Air India flight from Phuket to Delhi encountered severe turbulence.
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WED · 2026-08-05 · 08:41 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0805-99320
NSR-2026-0805-99320News Report·EN·Human Interest
Inside the Air India Phuket-Delhi flight that dropped 300 feet mid-air
An Air India flight traveling from Phuket to Delhi experienced severe turbulence, resulting in injuries to seventeen passengers. The incident occurred mid-air, causing the aircraft to drop approximately 300 feet.
Al JazeeraFiled 2026-08-05 · 08:41 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min

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An Air India flight traveling from Phuket to Delhi experienced severe turbulence, resulting in injuries to seventeen passengers. The incident occurred mid-air, causing the aircraft to drop approximately 300 feet. The flight was en route to Delhi when the severe turbulence was encountered. Seventeen individuals sustained injuries as a direct consequence of this mid-air event.
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The flight dropped 300 feet mid-air.
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Seventeen people were injured during the incident.
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