At least 36 folks on a Hawaiian Airlines flight had been injured, with 20 taken to emergency rooms, after their aircraft encountered “severe turbulence” on a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu on Sunday, US authorities mentioned.
Eleven sufferers had been in critical situation, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services mentioned in an announcement.
Among these transported to the hospital was a 14-month-old baby.
The sufferers’ accidents included a critical head damage, lacerations, bruising and lack of consciousness, Honolulu EMS mentioned.
Video shared by one Twitter consumer, exhibits cracked overhead bins and a masks dangling from the roof of the aircraft.
Hawaiian Airlines is “supporting all affected passengers and employees” and monitoring the scenario, the corporate mentioned.
“Medical care was provided to several guests and crewmembers at the airport for minor injuries while some were swiftly transported to local hospitals for further care,” Hawaiian Airlines tweeted.
The turbulence occurred half-hour earlier than the aircraft landed in Honolulu.
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The EMS and the American Medical Response responded to a “mass casualty emergency” at Daniel Ok. Inouye International Airport simply after 11 am Sunday, in line with an announcement.
Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35, an Airbus 330, reported the turbulence round 10:35 am Hawaii Standard Time, in line with the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
The FAA mentioned it’s investigating the incident.
