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PIA plane hit by turbulence, some injures

Islamabad, Pakistan - The aircraft sharply lost height, no problem for the landing

Several passengers and two crew members have been injured yesterday on a Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) which has been hit by a violent turbulence while flying to Islamabad. No one of the injures is in serious condition. The flight PK-308 with 178 passengers and 12 crew members on board had departed from Karachi and was near the Pakistan capital when has been hit by an air pocket which made...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 69913
Rome, Italy, 11/22/2006 18:24
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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