A Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to Sydney hit severe turbulence, injuring seven people on board.
The plane was carrying 163 passengers and 12 crew members on Thursday when it “encountered unexpected severe turbulence approximately five hours into the flight,” said a statement from the airline.She described one man going upward, hitting his head on the ceiling and dropping back down.
“I haven’t heard from the airline at all even though both my children who were on the flight sustained minor injuries,” another passenger, Tara Goodall, told The Associated Press Monday. She said she wasn't yet ready to discuss the turbulence in more detail because she was still upset and emotional about it.
Last year, severe turbulence injured 25 people on board a Hawaiian Airlines flight. Four passengers and two crew members were seriously hurt. The plane sustained minor damage.
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