At least 27 hurt in turbulent Aeroflot Moscow-Bangkok flight
01 May 2017 |
12:47 pm
At least 27 people were injured on an Aeroflot flight from Moscow to Bangkok on Monday (May 1) when their Boeing 777 hit turbulence, the Russian embassy in Thailand said in a statement.
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