Airasia X flight encounters severe turbulence, five passengers injured

PUTRAJAYA: Five passengers were injured after an AirAsia X aircraft encountered severe turbulence mid-flight from Taipei to Kuala Lumpur yesterday.
In confirming the incident, AirAsia X in a statement today said that the D7 377 flight had landed safely at Kuala Lumpur International Airport 2 (klia2) at 4.30am Thursday.
The statement said there were 11 crew members and 291 passengers on board of the A330-300 aircraft.
"Five injured passengers were treated by paramedics at the airport upon landing. All other passengers were attended to by ground staff and provided with necessary assistance," it said.
A video clip with the duration of 1.45 minutes showing a tense cabin crew situation at the galley as the aircraft was experiencing turbulence went viral on social media. — Bernama