Etihad flight forced to return to Perth after encountering turbulence.

[OZDUCK]

As per above , Etihad B787 flight EY497 - non stop Perth - Abu Dhabi had to return to Perth Airport after encountering severe turbulence off the coast of WA on Thursday. It must have been pretty bad to force a return and I assume beyond the "gust suppression system" in the B787 to moderate it sufficiently - assuming of course that the system does actually make a difference.

Jet turns back after hitting turbulence | Perth Now
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[Glider_]

Another article on it: https://thewest.com.au/news/wa/roug...-movie-etihad-airways-passenger-ng-b88593410z

Good to hear nobody was hurt (except for Wendy's duty free grog). Seems everyone was wearing their seatbelt for a change!

 

[Buzzard]

I was surprised when I heard this on the news. Must have been one hell of a flight.