Etihad Airways Flight to Jakarta Hit Severe Turbulence Over Medan-Palembang

A footage taken from the A6-EYJ’s cabin during the heavy turbulence

Damages in the cabin of A6-EYJ after the turbulance

May 4, 2016, A6-EYJ, an Airbus A330-200 of Etihad Airways was flying from Abu Dhabi International Airport in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates to Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia as flight EY474. About forty minutes before arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, A6-EYJ was flying over Medan-Palembang airspace. Suddenly, the aircraft suffered an unexpected extreme turbulence, but the aircraft landed safely at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at 02.25 P.M, Western Indonesian Time. As the result of the turbulence, thirty-one passengers were injured and the cabin overhead storage bins suffered some damages. Later some passengers with serious injuries were taken to the hospital nearby the airport.

A6-EYJ, the Airbus A330-200 of Etihad Airways that involved in turbulence incident over Indonesia