15 August 2024 at 10:25 Two cabin crew to hospital after serious incident with Norwegian flight Last Sunday, a serious incident occurred with Norwegian flight D82961 which flew from Rhodes to Helsinki. Norwegian confirms this to news. “During the approach towards Helsinki, when the crew was preparing to land, there was sudden unexpected turbulence which led to two cabin crew being injured”, writes Norwegian’s communications manager Charlotte Holmbergh in an e-mail to news. The two employees have received sick leave and have now been discharged from hospital, Norwegian states. They also say that no employees were injured. Around 161 passengers are said to have been on board. As a matter of routine, the company files a report on the matter and cooperates with the Finnish Accident Investigation Board. “It is extremely rare that we have personal injuries in connection with turbulence. The plane is built to withstand turbulence,” writes Holmbergh. news has asked Norwegian for an interview on the matter, but the company does not want to ask. Dagbladet mentioned the case first among the Norwegian media.
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