At least 50 injured after 'technical problem' on LATAM flight to Auckland

Home Panorama At least 50 injured after 'technical problem' on LATAM flight to Auckland 11-03-2024 12:23 PM Ammon News - At least 50 people were hurt on Monday, mostly with minor injuries, after LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN), opens new tab told the New Zealand Herald that a "technical problem" had caused a "strong movement" during a flight from Sydney to Auckland. LATAM Airlines flight LA800, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, landed at Auckland airport as scheduled on Monday afternoon, according to FlightAware. The flight normally stops in Auckland on its way to Santiago, Chile. A spokesman for the South American airline told the Herald there had been a "technical problem" on the flight that affected some crew and passengers, without providing further details. Hato Hone St John ambulance treated roughly 50 people at the airport, a spokesperson told Reuters. One patient is in a serious condition, and the remainder had suffered mild to moderate injuries, they added. The NZ Herald quoted a passenger who said she experienced a "quick little drop" during the flight. Boeing and LATAM did not immediately respond to questions from Reuters about the cause and nature of the incident. Reuters

Home Panorama

At least 50 injured after 'technical problem' on LATAM flight to Auckland

11-03-2024 12:23 PM

Ammon News - At least 50 people were hurt on Monday, mostly with minor injuries, after LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN), opens new tab told the New Zealand Herald that a "technical problem" had caused a "strong movement" during a flight from Sydney to Auckland.

LATAM Airlines flight LA800, a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, landed at Auckland airport as scheduled on Monday afternoon, according to FlightAware. The flight normally stops in Auckland on its way to Santiago, Chile.

A spokesman for the South American airline told the Herald there had been a "technical problem" on the flight that affected some crew and passengers, without providing further details.

Hato Hone St John ambulance treated roughly 50 people at the airport, a spokesperson told Reuters. One patient is in a serious condition, and the remainder had suffered mild to moderate injuries, they added.

The NZ Herald quoted a passenger who said she experienced a "quick little drop" during the flight.

Boeing and LATAM did not immediately respond to questions from Reuters about the cause and nature of the incident.

Reuters

no comments

Notice

All comments are reviewed and posted only if approved.
Ammon News reserves the right to delete any comment at any time, and for any reason, and will not publish any comment containing offense or deviating from the subject at hand, or to include the names of any personalities or to stir up sectarian, sectarian or racial strife, hoping to adhere to a high level of the comments as they express The extent of the progress and culture of Ammon News' visitors, noting that the comments are expressed only by the owners.

name : *
email
	show email
comment : *
Verification code :	Refresh write code :