Accident to the Airbus A320 registered B-LPI operated by Hong Kond Airlines on 21/04/2023 en route

Preliminary data based on the notification from the Hong Kong authorities:

A cabin crew member sustained a serious injury when the aircraft encountered unexpected turbulence associated with an updraft.

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General information
Local date	21/04/2023
Responsible entity	Hong Kong - AIB
State or area of occurrence	Asia - China
Location	En route FL 210
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	1
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2023-0369

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Fixed Wing - Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane - Large Aeroplane
Operator	Hong Kong - Hong Kong Airlines Ltd.
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A320
Aircraft Registration	B-LPI
State of registry	Hong Kong
Last departure point	Hong Kong - VHHH (HKG): Hong Kong/Intl
Planned destination	China - ZJHK (HAK) : Meilan
Flight phase	En route
Serial number	5416
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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