Passengers on flight to Auckland describe ‘mid-air drop’ with people thrown from their seats

Fifty people have been treated by ambulance crews and 13 people are in hospital after an in-bound aircraft to Auckland experienced a “strong movement” mid-flight that reportedly saw passengers suddenly thrown about the plane.

In a statement, Hato Hone St John Ambulance said the organisation responded to an incident at Auckland International airport involving an inbound aircraft after a call at 3.58pm local time on Monday.

Five ambulances, a major incident support team vehicle, two rapid response vehicles and a number of senior personnel were dispatched to treat passengers who had been injured on the flight.

  • @Pretzilla
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    811 months ago

    The flight controls are well capable of sending the plane on a negative G roller coaster. But usually there are measures in place to prevent that

    Or could be a gremlin on the wing and no one belives William Shatner

    • @mipadaitu
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      1211 months ago

      Is that gremlin named Dave Calhoun, the CEO of boeing?

      • @Mr_Blott
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        911 months ago

        Interesting. My milkman was called Davey Calhoun when I was a kid. We called him Davey the Crow because he was a bin-raking smelly bastard

        This was in the Scottish Highlands in the 1970s, do you think it’s the same guy?

        • @moistclump
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          511 months ago

          I do. I do think it’s the same guy.