Originally Posted by
aster
If it was during descent then I assume the seat-belt sign was on and the entire cabin wasn't still riddled with food trays, wine glasses, utensils, etc.
As for the overhead bin, that is often a scary thought. Whenever possible I try to pack all my stuff above my seat in a way that prevents further additions to be placed there (not in the entire bin - just the area above my seat), especially when seated by the aisle, so that I don't get someone cramming 40kg's worth of innocent cabin luggage right above me.
I think having the facts may be useful.
1) We don't know the aircraft's exact location when the incident happened
2) We don't know if the descent was by the pilots with the approval of indian control at their request to go around bad weather and/or to duck bad weather
3) We don't know if the descent was initiated by indian control in the prelude to taking the aircraft down to a lower level for finals.
I could go on. Could also be the passengers injured were waiting to use the lavatories or simply removing items from bags/storing items back in their bags in anticipation of landing.
The world is not really all that round.