<p> India's aviation regulator has ordered a probe after several people on an Air India Delhi-Shanghai flight were injured in air turbulence and the commander declined to make an emergency landing.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Air India officials said flight commander Capt. S.P. Suri and co-pilot Rajesh Mulchandani will be summoned to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation regarding the July 5 incident.<br />Despite repeated attempts, Puri and a injured crew member from Mumbai who is recuperating for a fracture were not available for comments.<br /><br />Although airline sources said the Airbus A-330 had been grounded since the incident, the airline has officially denied it.<br /><br />The turbulence hit the aircraft some 90 minutes after take off from New Delhi around 11.45 a.m. with 55 passengers and at least six crew members.<br /><br />As the aircraft was rocked in mid-air for nearly an hour, oxygen masks came out.<br />Some passengers were injured as some of the arm rests broke, overhead bins opened and luggage came crashing down. The toilets also sustained damage.<br /><br />Despite appeals by screaming and bleeding passengers and requests by crew members, Suri did not divert the flight to a nearby airport for an emergency landing or help, the sources said.<br /><br />The injured included an airhostess from Mumbai, another crew member and at least 15 passengers including a businessman from New Delhi.</p>
<p> India's aviation regulator has ordered a probe after several people on an Air India Delhi-Shanghai flight were injured in air turbulence and the commander declined to make an emergency landing.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Air India officials said flight commander Capt. S.P. Suri and co-pilot Rajesh Mulchandani will be summoned to the Directorate General of Civil Aviation regarding the July 5 incident.<br />Despite repeated attempts, Puri and a injured crew member from Mumbai who is recuperating for a fracture were not available for comments.<br /><br />Although airline sources said the Airbus A-330 had been grounded since the incident, the airline has officially denied it.<br /><br />The turbulence hit the aircraft some 90 minutes after take off from New Delhi around 11.45 a.m. with 55 passengers and at least six crew members.<br /><br />As the aircraft was rocked in mid-air for nearly an hour, oxygen masks came out.<br />Some passengers were injured as some of the arm rests broke, overhead bins opened and luggage came crashing down. The toilets also sustained damage.<br /><br />Despite appeals by screaming and bleeding passengers and requests by crew members, Suri did not divert the flight to a nearby airport for an emergency landing or help, the sources said.<br /><br />The injured included an airhostess from Mumbai, another crew member and at least 15 passengers including a businessman from New Delhi.</p>