Twelve passengers have been injured during turbulence on a flight from Doha to Dublin.

Twelve passengers have been injured during turbulence on a flight from Doha to Dublin, claimed to have caused some people on board to hit the cabin ceiling.

Dublin Airport said six passengers and six crew reported injuries during the Qatar Airways flight which landed safely as scheduled shortly before 1pm on Sunday.

“Upon landing, the aircraft was met by emergency services, including Airport Police and our Fire and Rescue department, due to 6 passengers and 6 crew [12 total] on board reporting injuries after the aircraft experienced turbulence while airborne over Turkey,” a statement on the airport’s official X account said.

“The Dublin Airport team continues to provide full assistance on the ground to passengers and airline staff.”

All passengers were assessed for injury before disembarking the aircraft, with eight passengers subsequently taken to hospital, airport officials said. The return flight to Doha (flight QR018) was scheduled to operate as normal on Sunday afternoon, albeit with a delay.

Qatar Airways said “a small number of passengers and crew sustained minor injuries in flight and are now receiving medical attention”, adding: “The matter is now subject to an internal investigation.”

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One of the passengers on the flight, Paul Mocc told Irish broadcaster RTE that he saw people “hitting the roof” and food and drink going everywhere. He said he saw crew members limping around afterward with bandages on but he said they did a really good job of continuing the flight service.

The latest incident comes days after a British man was killed on a violently turbulent flight from Heathrow to Singapore.

Geoffrey Kitchen, a father-of-two and theatre director taking a “last big holiday” with his wife, died from a suspected heart attack. Fifty other people were injured after unbuckled passengers hit the cabin ceiling while the plane dropped 6,000ft in a matter of minutes.

Singapore Airlines said that flight encountered “sudden extreme turbulence” around 10 hours after departure while flying over Myanmar’s Irrawaddy Basin at 37,000 feet, with the ensuing chaos causing the pilot to declare a medical emergency and landing in Bankok some 90 minutes short of…