Passenger plane heading for Chubu Airport 4 crew members injured by turbulence 10/25 14:52
On the night of the 24th, four passengers were lightly injured when a Cathay Pacific passenger plane headed from Hong Kong to Chubu Airport in Aichi Prefecture was caught in turbulence. 110 passengers were not injured.
According to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Osaka Air Bureau Chubu Airport Office, Cathay Pacific Boeing 777, which was heading from Hong Kong to Chubu Airport in Aichi Prefecture, passed over the vicinity of Owase City, Mie Prefecture, at around 8:40 pm on the 24th. However, I was caught in turbulence and shook violently.
This shake caused minor injuries such as bruises and scratches due to the four cabin attendants who had been looking around the passenger seat at the final confirmation before landing falling.
The passenger plane had 110 passengers, but all of them were seated with seat belts, so there was no injury.
There was no damage to the aircraft, and the passenger plane arrived at Chubu Airport as scheduled, and it departed from Chubu Airport for Hong Kong on the 25th too late at 10am.
In response to NHK's interview, Cathay Pacific commented, “We will continue to pay close attention to operational safety as an airline that prioritizes safe operation.”