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| Title: | Turbulence injuries, Boeing 747-443, G-VROM |
| Micro summary: | This Boeing 747-443 encountered severe turbulence in which several people were injured. |
| Event Time: | 2005-07-26 at 2107 |
| File Name: | 2005-07-26-UK.pdf |
| Publishing Agency: | Aircraft Accident Investigation Board (AAIB) |
| Publishing Country: | United Kingdom |
| Report number: | EW/G2005/07/30 |
| Pages: | 4 |
| Site of event: | 100 nm NE of Nassau |
| Departure: | Lynden Pindling International Airport (Nassau Interneational Airport), Nassau, Bahamas |
| Destination: | Gatwick Airport, London, England |
| Airplane Type(s): | Boeing 747-443 |
| Flight Phase: | Cruise |
| Registration(s): | G-VROM |
| Operator(s): | Virgin Atlantic |
| Type of flight: | Revenue |
| Occupants: | 296 |
| Fatalities: | 0 |
| Serious Injuries: | 24 |
| Minor/Non-Injured: | 272 |
| Other Injuries: | 0 |
| Executive Summary: | The aircraft encountered an area of unexpected severe air turbulence at FL310 during which some of the cabin crew and passengers received minor injuries. |
| Learning Keywords: | Operations - Turbulence |
| Consequence - Flight Attendant Fatality - Injury |
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