Turbulence probe picks up with focus on weather
New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) on Tuesday took over the probe into severe turbulence on a SpiceJet flight that left 17 people injured, even as experts blamed inclement weather for the incident and called for the investigation to ascertain the crew’s response to it.
AAIB is a division of the ministry of civil aviation which investigates aircraft accidents.
On Sunday, the Mumbai-Durgapur SpiceJet flight encountered severe turbulence during its descent phase, injuring 14 passengers and three cabin crew members. Two of the injured passengers — one with head injury and another with spinal injury — are in intensive care unit (ICU).
