Dublin Airport said 12 people were injured on Sunday when turbulence occurred on a Qatar Airways flight from Doha that landed safely in Ireland as scheduled.
Dublin Airport announced on social media that six passengers and six crew were injured when the Boeing 787-9 aircraft encountered turbulence while flying over Turkey.
The flight landed in Dublin just before 1pm local time and was met by paramedics, the airport said.
Passengers were screened for injuries before disembarking the plane, and eight were taken to hospital.
Dublin Airport said its operations were unaffected and the airline's return flight to Doha was due to depart later on Sunday.
Qatar Airways said in a statement that a “small number” of passengers on flight QR017 suffered minor injuries.
“This matter is currently under internal investigation,” the airline said. “The safety and security of our passengers and crew remains our number one priority.”
The flight lasted seven hours and 35 minutes, according to flight tracking website Flight Aware, and tracking data showed the flight continued for more than three hours after passing over Turkey.
The injuries come after a rare fatal turbulence-related accident on a Singapore Airlines flight on Tuesday.
A 73-year-old man from the UK was killed and dozens were injured when the plane encountered what the airline described as “sudden severe turbulence” while flying over Myanmar after departing from London.
The Boeing 777-300ER plane made an emergency landing in Bangkok, Thailand.
Singapore Airlines said in a statement on Sunday that 40 passengers and one crew member on the flight remained in hospital in Bangkok. There were 211 passengers on the 13-hour flight.
Turbulence during flight can be severe and devastating, but is rarely fatal.
According to the Federal Aviation Administration, 163 passengers and crew members were seriously injured due to turbulence on U.S.-registered aircraft from 2009 to 2022.