Bhubaneswar, Aug. 4 -- An Air India flight operating from Phuket, Thailand, to New Delhi encountered turbulence during cruise on Tuesday, resulting in a brief change in altitude and leaving a small number of passengers and crew members with minor injuries.

Visuals from the airport showed ambulances stationed outside the terminal gate, with several passengers seen being assisted out in wheelchairs, while others appeared with bandages on their heads before being taken for medical evaluation.

In a statement, an Air India spokesperson said flight AI2379 experienced a "brief in-flight turbulence-related event" while en route to Delhi.

"Air India confirms that flight AI2379, operating from Phuket to Delhi on 4 August, experienced a brief i...