Pax injured due to turbulence in SpiceJet Mumbai-Durgapur flight dead: Airline

Akbar Ansari a passenger who was injured due to turbulence in a SpiceJet flight in early May passed away last monthFamily members of Ansari who was 48 years old said he was on ventilator support for more than a month before succumbing to injuries on September 26On May 1 SpiceJets MumbaiDurgapur flight encountered severe turbulence during its descent phase injuring 14 passengers and three cabin crew membersThe family members alleged that Ansari did not receive proper treatmentAccording to the death certificate issued by the Mission Hospital at Durgapur on September 29 Akbar Ansari age 48 died of sepsis in shock caused by polytrauma with Spinal injurySpiceJet on Saturday said that a passenger who was injured during the severe turbulence encountered by SpiceJet flight on May 1 2022 sadly passed away last monthThe company extended all possible assistance including taking care of the passengers medical and hospital expenses it stated in the statement and added that the Compensation is being paid as per normsAlso Read Mumbai Cops rescue woman who jumped into nullah in LokhandwalaTwo of the injured passengers one with a head injury and another with a spinal injury were admitted to the ICU ward of a hospital in Durgapur West Bengal aviation safety regulator DGCA said in a statement in May This is reportedly the second death of a passenger in India due to severe flight turbulenceIn 1980 an Indian Airlines flight experienced severe turbulence in West Bengals Rampurhat killing two out of 132 people as per reportsRecalling the incident on May 1 Akhtar Ansari Akbars brother said I was seated in the middle and Akbar Ansari on the side seat All of a sudden a stormlike situation hit our aircraft and we felt a jerk There was chaos in the cabinHe claimed that the cabin crew did not provide proper warning about turbulenceUnfortunately the seat belt of my brother broke in the very first jerk We were trying to hold him but the jerks were so severe that we could not hold him He was badly injured Akhtar who runs a cloth stitching unit in Dharawi locality in Mumbai saidAnsari had suffered a spinal fracture in the incidentIn the statement issued on Saturday SpiceJet also said that the seat belt sign was on when the aircraft had encountered turbulenceMultiple announcements were made by the pilots and crew instructing passengers to remain seated and keep their seat belt fastened which was unfortunately not followed by some passengers resulting in injuries SpiceJet said in its statement on SundayThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever