More than a dozen folks have been injured Sunday when a flight to Hawaii was rocked by extreme turbulence about half-hour from Honolulu, authorities stated.
Eleven folks on the Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix have been taken to emergency rooms in critical situation; 9 others have been transported in secure situation, the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services stated in an announcement. A name concerning the episode got here in shortly after 11 a.m.
Responders handled 36 folks in all, the company stated. Of the 20 who have been transported for additional medical remedy, the youngest was 14 months. The company stated the injuries included a critical head harm, lacerations, bruising and lack of consciousness.
Passenger Kaylee Reyes informed Hawaii News Now that her mom had simply sat down when the turbulence hit and didn’t have an opportunity to buckle her security belt.
“She flew up and hit the ceiling,” Reyes stated.
Hawaiian Airlines stated in an announcement that 13 passengers and three crew members have been taken to space hospitals. The airline stated the airplane was carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew members and landed safely in Honolulu about 10:50 a.m.
The discrepancy within the variety of accidents couldn’t instantly be reconciled.
Thomas Vaughan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Honolulu, stated there had been a climate advisory for thunderstorms in areas that may have included the flight path on the time of the incident.
