Archive · 5 Aug 2026
Air India flight plunges 300 feet, injures 17 aboard
A plane was flying from Phuket to Delhi with 145 people on board.
Suddenly, the plane dropped 300 feet in the air, like a big bump.
It happened so fast that it scared everyone on board.
Some people who were not wearing their seat belts got hurt.
Thirteen passengers and four crew members were injured.
The passengers have been sent home, but the crew members are still getting medical care.
This kind of surprise bump is called clear air turbulence.
It can happen with almost no warning, even when the sky looks clear.
That is why it is so important to keep your seat belt fastened during a flight.
Air India flight AI2379, carrying 145 people, suddenly dropped about 300 feet mid-air while flying from Phuket to Delhi.
The sudden drop injured 13 passengers and four crew members.
All injured passengers have been discharged from medical care, while the four crew members remain under medical care.
The drop was caused by sudden clear air turbulence (CAT), which can occur with little warning.
US National Transportation Safety Board data show turbulence accounted for more than one-third of accidents involving large commercial air carriers between 2009 and 2018, with flight attendants making up 78.9 percent of those seriously injured.
- Who
- The 145 people aboard Air India flight AI2379, including 13 injured passengers and four injured crew members; India's aviation regulator, the DGCA, is urged to investigate the incident.
- What
- The aircraft suddenly dropped about 300 feet in mid-air, injuring 13 passengers and four crew members.
- When
- Date not specified in the article.
- Where
- In mid-air on Air India flight AI2379, traveling from Phuket to Delhi.
- Why
- A sudden episode of clear air turbulence (CAT) caused the aircraft to drop.
- Airline
- Air India
- Flight number
- AI2379
- Route
- Phuket to Delhi
- People on board
- 145
- Sudden altitude drop
- 300 feet
- Injuries
- 13 passengers and 4 crew members
- Status of injured
- Passengers discharged; four crew members remain under medical care
- NTSB data
- Turbulence caused more than one-third of large commercial air carrier accidents between 2009 and 2018