Accident to the Airbus A330 registered HL8502 operated by T'way Air Co on 19/05/2024 in cruise

Preliminary data based on the notification from the local authorities:

Cruising over the Beijing airspace, at FL330, 60NM SE of the airport, one of the cabin crew members and a passenger got seriously injured, caused by severe turbulences.

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General information
Local date	19/05/2024
Responsible entity	Republic of Korea - ARAIB
State or area of occurrence	China
Location	Near Beijing AD
Human consequences	Serious
Number of serious injuries	2
Aircraft consequences	None
Occurrence class	Accident
File number	BEA2024-0204

Flight Information
Aircraft category	Aeroplane - Large aeroplane
Operator	Korea, South - T'way Air Co., Ltd
Manufacturer / Model	AIRBUS - A330
Aircraft Registration	HL-8502
State of registry	Korea, South
Last departure point	Croatia - LDZA (ZAG): Zagreb
Planned destination	Korea, South - RKRN : Icheon
Flight phase	En route
Serial number
Operator Type AG
Operation Type	Commercial Air Transport - Passenger - Airline

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