Dublin [Ireland], A Qatar Airways flight QR017 from Doha landed safely on schedule at Dublin Airport after it was hit by severe turbulence on Sunday, however, 12 people on board the plane were injured, Dublin Airport he said. The plane encountered severe turbulence while it was flying over Turkey "Qatar Airways flight QR017 from Doha landed safely at Dubli Airport as scheduled shortly before 13.00 on Sunday. Upon landing, The aircraft was met by emergency services including airport police and our fire and rescue department after the aircraft experienced turbulence during flight over Turkey with 6 passengers and 6 crew [12 in total] injured. "The Dublin Airport team continues to provide full assistance to passengers and airline staff on the ground," Dublin Airport said, adding.

> 15.00 UPDATE:⁰⁰Qatar Airways flight QR017 from Doha landed safely as scheduled at Dublin Airport shortly before 13.00 on Sunday.Upon landing, the aircraft with 6 passengers and 6 crew on board was attended to by airport police and emergency services including our fire and rescue department… pic.twitter.com/6rZjQg5vO


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Dublin Airport said flight operations were unaffected and were continuing as normal this afternoon. "All passengers were assessed for injuries before deplaning the aircraft. Eight passengers were subsequently taken to hospital. The return flight to Dobh (flight QR018) is scheduled to operate as normal this afternoon, although delayed. Dublin Flight operations at the airport remained unaffected and Dublin Airport said in a statement on Friday: "normal conditions will continue this afternoon.This is not the first such incident. This week, a Singapore Airlines flight was also hit by a massive malfunction, leaving a total of 71 passengers dead and injured on th plane. A British man named Geoff Kitchen, 73, who was hearing impaired, died on board. Although hospital officials have not yet confirmed the cause of their deaths, more than 20 of the dozens of people injured during the turbulence on a Singapore Airlines flight from London on Tuesday suffered spinal injuries, CNN reported at a Bangkok hospital. Citing the agency, it was reported that some passengers were treated. Many passengers were having breakfast at the time of the incident. After the emergency landing in Bangkok, video and images from inside the plane showed how much damage was done, with overhead bins open and emergency oxygen air masks hanging above the seats.