BANGKOK: At least 27 people were injured on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Bangkok on Monday (May 1) when severe turbulence struck their plane, causing some passengers to suffer from fractured bones. Twenty-four Russians and three Thais were hurt, with some suffering serious fractures and bruising, when the plane unexpectedly hit an "air hole" during its approach to Suvarnabhumi Airport, according to the statement from Russian Embassy in Bangkok. The Airports of Thailand Pcl , Thailand’s main airport operator, told Reuters that the Boeing 777 had landed in Bangkok, but said any other comment should come from the airline. — Reuters picBANGKOK, May 1 — Several passengers were injured on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Bangkok when their Boeing 777 ran into “severe turbulence” 40 minutes before landing at the Thai capital today, the Russian airline said in a statement. Aeroflot issued a statement explaining the circumstances surrounding the incident, which occurred about 40 minutes before landing, saying that this type of turbulence known as “clear sky turbulence” is difficult to prepare for as “it does not occur in clouds but in clear skies with good visibility.”

The flight operator cited this as the reason passengers were not warned to return to their seats before adding that around 750 cases of clear sky turbulence occurs globally each year. "All the injured were sent to a local hospital with injuries of a different kind of severity, mainly fractures and bruises," the embassy said. The Airport Authority of Thailand said in a press release that 30 passengers had been injured during the flight, with 27 individuals transferred to Samitivej Srinakarin hospital in Bangkok, while three chose to seek their own treatment.
Severe clear-air turbulence on an Aeroflot flight from Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow to Suvarnabhumi Airport, Bangkok, subjects 27 passengers to injuries including bone fractures.