Flight attendant injured after on-board wine chiller explodes

A flight attendant was injured when an on-board wine chiller exploded during a Garuda Indonesia flight, the airline said on Monday.

The plane was flying from Melbourne to Jakarta on Saturday when the incident occurred, Garuda spokesman Benny Butarbutar said.

“There was a small explosion in the galley in the middle of the plane but it did not disrupt the flight,” which landed on time in Jakarta, he told dpa.

The spokesman said it was not clear what caused the explosion and no passenger was hurt.

A flight attendant was injured when a pantry panel was blown off and hit her in the face, Butarbutar said.

She was in intensive care after surgery, the report said.


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