Aviation regulator DGCA has launched a probe into a Singapore Airlines superjumbo A-380 being hit by severe turbulence while landing at Mumbai airport, leading to injuries to 22 people, including 14 crew members. In a close shave, the packed Airbus A-380, carrying over 430 people, was hit by sudden turbulence during descent on Saturday night.

All the eight injured passengers and 14 crew members were admitted at two private hospitals in suburban Andheri, of whom 20 were discharged in a few hours after medical treatment. While DGCA sources here said it had started investigating into the occurrence, Singapore Airlines in a statement said it would “provide full assistance to the authorities in their investigations.

” The superjumbo double-decker aircraft, operating the flight from Singapore to Mumbai, had 408 passengers and 25 crew on board. The injured passengers and crew were admitted at two private hospitals in suburban Andheri, SIA said here today.

Of the injured passengers, six were discharged after being provided the necessary medical assistance. The crew members were also discharged, the airlines said. The turbulence-hit aircraft was not grounded and was fully operational. The A-380, a wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by Airbus, is the world’s largest passenger airliner.