KUALA LUMPUR: A Malaysia Airlines Berhad (MAB) passenger aircraft reportedly encountered severe turbulence today, which supposedly left several passengers and crew members injured.
Flight MH1, an Airbus A380 aircraft en route to Kuala Lumpur from London, reportedly experienced clear-air turbulence over the Bay of Bengal.
Reports at the moment are sketchy, with some claiming that 34 people in total were injured. Other reports suggest that the injured comprise four passengers and six crew members.
Images being shared on social media show a Malaysia Airlines aircraft galley in disarray with heavy food carts strewn across the floor, presumably as a result of the heavy turbulence.
Other images also show damage to some passenger overhead units, which appear to be cracked.
The passenger cabin is also seen to be in chaos, with debris strewn across the aisle.
Efforts to contact MAB for confirmation of the incident are ongoing.
Source: New Strait Times Online
Malaysia Airlines:
Malaysia Airlines flight MH1 from London-Heathrow landed on time in Kuala Lumpur on Sunday 5 June. During the flight over the Bay of Bengal the passenger seatbelt light was switched on due to air turbulence. Due to a brief moment of severe turbulence some passengers suffered minor injuries.
Medical crew and Malaysia Airlines senior management met the aircraft on arrival in Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA). A small number of affected passengers and crew have been treated by medical officers.
Malaysia Airlines has assisted the 378 passengers and crew onboard MH1 and sincerely apologises for any inconvenience caused by this weather event which was entirely beyond our control.
Harith Azman: I was one of the passenger in the plane and I think the pilot did the best they could to take us all home safely.
Harith Azman: The plane went into a very bad weather and cause the plane to free fall. The food were’nt served because the trolley was damaged.
Gowri Gobinathan: Glad all are fine. Bad weather is beyond human control…so hang in there, MAS
Felicia Wong: Good job to the pilot and air crew. Glad everyone is safe! Have a blessed Ramadhan to all Malaysian Muslim. Welcome home! 
Najib Notts: Most airlines will experienced that on Bay of Bengal. We experienced 30minutes turbulence last year on Qatar aiways enroute to KUL
Muhammad Izzuddin: Clear Air turbulence is something no one (including the technology we have on board) can anticipate - we can’t see it coming and therefore we can’t take or make any preventive action or avoid it most of the time it catches us by surprise and when you get into a bad one, I guess that happens
