VIC:Eight injured on turbulent flight

AAP General News (Australia)
02-01-2011
VIC:Eight injured on turbulent flight

MELBOURNE, Feb 1 AAP - Eight people on board a V Australia flight from Thailand to
Melbourne suffered minor injuries after air turbulence during their trip.

Four cabin crew and four passengers were injured after "moderate turbulence" during
flight VA20 from Phuket, airline spokesman Colin Lippiatt said.

On touching down in Melbourne at 7.40am (AEDT) on Tuesday, two passengers and one crew
member were checked by ambulance staff and given the all-clear.

One passenger told ABC Radio that the turbulence lasted about 10 seconds and there
was "lots of screaming and panic" on board.

One of those looked at by ambulance officers had suffered an apparent bout of food
poisoning and was released without treatment.

Mr Lippiatt said the poisoning was from food ingested before boarding the aircraft,
which held 361 passengers.

Paramedic team manager Jerome Peyton said other people near the sick passenger also
became ill during the flight.

Ambulance staff were told one of the flight crew struck his or her head and another
fell over and an airline trolley landed on them, Mr Peyton said.

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