Seven passengers on board the Delhi-Sydney Air India flight were injured after the flight encountered severe turbulence mid-air on May 17. The injured passengers received medical assistance on arrival at Sydney airport, no passenger was hospitalised.
According to a senior DGCA official, the passengers suffered a “minor sprain”. The official at the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) said that no hospitalisation was required.
Air India B787-800 aircraft VT-ANY operating flight AI-302 from Delhi-Sydney encountered severe turbulence.