Vistara’s Mumbai-Kolkata Flight Hits Severe Turbulence Just Before Landing, 8 Injured

Vistara’s Mumbai-Kolkata flight on Monday encountered severe turbulence just before landing leaving eight passengers injured.

Kolkata airport director C Pattabhi said the flight, UK 775, landed safely at the Kolkata airport at 4.25 pm and the critically injured passengers were sent to Charnock Hospital for treatment.

"Due to turbulence, three passengers were injured critically and five passengers had minor injuries inside the aircraft," Pattabhi said.

The five passengers who received minor injuries were sent to their destination after being administered first aid, the airport director said.

There were 123 passengers on board the aircraft, he said.

The incident happened around 4 pm owing to bad weather when the flight was around 25 nautical miles from Kolkata, Pattabhi said.

A Vistara spokesperson said the airline is saddened by the unfortunate experience its customers had, and is closely monitoring the health status of those injured.

"We are investigating the incident on priority, and will share a further update at the earliest," the spokesperson said.

(With PTI inputs)