Passenger injured due to turbulence in SpiceJet flight dead, says airline

Akbar Ansari, a passenger who was injured due to turbulence in a SpiceJet flight in early May, passed away last month. Family members of Ansari, who was 48 years old, said he was on ventilator support for more than a month before succumbing to injuries on September 26.

On May 1, SpiceJet’s Mumbai-Durgapur flight encountered severe turbulence during its descent phase, injuring 14 passengers and three cabin crew members.