Nearly a dozen folks have been critically injured when a flight to Hawaii was rocked by extreme turbulence on Sunday about half-hour exterior Honolulu, an emergency response company stated.
Eleven folks have been hospitalized in severe situation and 9 others have been in steady situation, the Honolulu Emergency Medical Services stated in a press release. It stated a name got here in shortly after 11 a.m. concerning the accidents on a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix. Responders handled 36 folks and of these, 20 folks have been transported for additional medical therapy.
The assertion stated the injuries included a severe head harm, lacerations, bruising and lack of consciousness.
Passenger Kaylee Reyes instructed 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 in a press release stated 13 passengers and three crew members have been taken to space hospitals for additional care. The airline stated the airplane was carrying 278 passengers and 10 crewmembers and landed safely in Honolulu about 10:50 a.m.
The differing variety of accidents couldn’t instantly be reconciled.
