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| Date: | Friday 3 May 2024 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Airbus A330-243 |
| Owner/operator: | Qatar Airways, lsf Oman Air |
| Registration: | A4O-DA |
| MSN: | 1038 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2009 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Trent 772-B60 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | over Ethiopia -
 Ethiopia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Doha-Hamad International Airport (DOH/OTHH) |
| Kilimanjaro Airport (JRO/HTKJ) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Qatar Airways flight QR1499, an Airbus A330-243, encountered severe turbulence while en route over Ethopia.
Photos from the incident show damage to ceiling panels. It was reported that at least one person was injured.
Sources:
https://kazinikazi.co.ke/qatar-airways-turbulence-incident-prompts-emergency-landing-at-jkia-photos/
https://bea.aero/les-enquetes/evenements-notifies/detail/accident-survenu-a-lairbus-a330-immatricule-a40-da-exploite-par-oman-air-le-03-05-24/
https://www.flightradar24.com/data/aircraft/a4o-da#3509f21d
Media:
This happened on a Qatar Airways flight from DOH JRO due to weather over Somalia. Severe turbulence leading at least 1 pax transferred to NBO hospital due to injuries today ???#QatarAirwaysFail #Qatarstan #qatar pic.twitter.com/eUO5JYx52i
— Zayan (@MrZayanSays) May 5, 2024
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-May-2024 16:51 | ASN | Added |
| 05-May-2024 16:52 | ASN | Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 07-May-2024 07:18 | ASN | Updated [Source, ] |
| 02-Aug-2024 17:22 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Country, Source, Narrative, ] |
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