Hawaiian Airlines flight turbulence

2022 - 12 - 19

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36 injured, some seriously, from heavy turbulence on Hawaiian ... (PBS NewsHour)

Eleven people are seriously hurt after a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu encountered severe turbulence shortly before landing.

The Boeing 777-200 was diverted to Honolulu, where the injured received treatment. Thirty people were taken to hospitals and nine had serious injuries. The plane’s flight data recorder would provide those details, he said. The fasten-seat belts sign was on at the time, though some of those injured weren’t wearing them, he said. Air traffic controllers gave the flight priority to land. Most people associate turbulence with heavy storms. “Just all around me, there were people crying.” “We are also very happy, and we feel fortunate that there were not any deaths or other critical injuries. “It was just rocky,” she told KHON-TV. Twenty people were taken to hospitals, including 11 in serious condition. The airline was aware of the weather forecast and the unstable air and weather conditions, but had no warning that the particular patch of air where the turbulence occurred “was in any way dangerous,” Snook said. “I was grabbing the seat in front of me, the top of it, to hang on, even though I had my seat belt on,” she said.

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36 people injured amid turbulence on Hawaii flight (USA TODAY)

Severe turbulence rocked a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu Sunday, injuring 36 people in what an Hawaiian Airlines official called an unusual event.

Thirty people were taken to hospitals and nine had serious injuries. The seatbelt sign was on at the time, though some of those injured weren't wearing them, he said. Air traffic controllers gave the flight priority to land. The plane's flight data recorder would provide those details, he said. Some people were nauseous and vomited as a result of extreme motion, he said. “We are also very happy and we feel fortunate that there were not any deaths or other critical injuries.

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36 People Injured After 'Severe Turbulence' on Hawaiian Airlines ... (PEOPLE.com)

Hawaiian Airlines flight 35 hit an unstable air pocket about 30 minutes from landing in Honolulu.

"People were hitting their heads on the ceiling and I was grabbing the seat in front of me, even though I had my seatbelt on." "There was no warning of this particular patch of air at that altitude was in any way dangerous," he said. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu and treated the injured passengers, which included a 14-month-old baby, The airline said in its statement that it will now conduct "a thorough inspection of the aircraft before returning it to service." Authorities met the plane when it landed shortly before 11 a.m. Passengers aboard the flight recalled the frightening moments when the plane took a "sudden drop," although Snook said Sunday that he didn't know how much altitude the plane lost during the incident.

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Five injured after 'severe turbulence' on United Airlines flight into ... (CNN)

Turbulence on a United Airlines flight traveling into Houston Monday morning sent at least five people to the hospital, airport authorities said in an email ...

"United flight 128 encountered unexpected turbulence while en route to Houston. (IMAGE: A United Airlines aircraft at Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport in September 2022. "The flight experienced severe turbulence that resulted in five passengers being transported to the hospital once it landed in Houston," Bernal said.

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Twenty people injured after severe turbulence on Hawaiian Airlines ... (News/Talk 94.9 WSJM)

The Airbus A330 was about 30 minutes outside of Honolulu when it began experiencing turbulence, according to Honolulu EMS. The flight landed safely in Honolulu ...

Hawaiian is conducting a thorough inspection of the aircraft before returning it to service,” it added. The National Transportation Safety Board will also be involved in the investigation, officials said. “The Airbus A330 aircraft carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew members landed safely in Honolulu about 10:50 a.m.” There was unstable air in the area but no warning that the particular patch of air was dangerous, officials said. The flight landed safely in Honolulu at about 10:50 a.m., according to a statement from Hawaiian Airlines. Officials said paramedics and emergency medical technicians who responded to the scene treated 36 patients.

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U.S. safety board to probe Hawaiian Airlines flight hit by severe ... (Reuters)

The airline said on Twitter some passengers were transported to local hospitals and said it was conducting a thorough inspection of the Airbus A330 aircraft ...

An ABC News affiliate captured video of ambulances responding to Bush Intercontinental Airport when the United Airlines flight landed around 5:30 a.m. It reported that the flight hit turbulence while passing over Cancun, Mexico, citing air traffic radio scanners. Medical personnel brought them to a local hospital with "minor injuries," United Airlines said in a statement. There was no indication that the two instances of turbulence were related. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). HST (2035 GMT) on Sunday when it hit the turbulence, according to the U.S.

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36 injured, 11 seriously, after Hawaiian Airlines flight experiences ... (CBS News)

A total of 20 people aboard Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35 were taken to two local hospitals, Honolulu Emergency Medical Services confirmed.

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. "They said I had apparently flown into the ceiling and slammed into the ground." and medical care was provided at the scene for passengers and crew members who suffered less serious injuries, the airline said. "NTSB is investigating the Dec. Of the 20 people hospitalized, 17 were passengers and three were crew members, according to the airline. "So I have to sleep right on my back without even moving."

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Turbulence on U.S. flight sent some flying into aircraft ceiling ... (CBC.ca)

A flight from Phoenix to Honolulu carrying many people travelling for the holidays encountered severe turbulence shortly before landing, sending some ...

The Airbus A330-200 began its descent to the island of Oahu immediately after the turbulence, Snook said. Thirty people were taken to hospitals and nine had serious injuries. As well, it will examine what other measures were taken, aside from turning on the fasten seat belt sign, to ensure passengers were buckled in, Snook said. "And then, it quickly just escalated to the point where we're shaking so much that we were pretty much like floating off of our chairs." The fasten-seatbelts sign was on at the time, though some of those injured weren't wearing them, he said. On Monday, severe turbulence hit a United Airlines flight travelling from Rio de Janeiro to Houston. "I turned around and there were a couple of people bleeding and just bracing themselves," she told Hawaii News Now. The plane's flight data recorder would provide those details, he said. The adrenaline surging through her dulled the pain that would eventually come, and Reyes wasn't bleeding, so she crawled back into her seat. After five hours there, she and her family went home to decompress. "So I have to sleep right on my back without even moving." She briefly thought they were going to die because she had never encountered anything so violent on a flight before.

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Just how dangerous is turbulence? (The Washington Post)

Just how dangerous is turbulence? Severe turbulence on a Hawaiian Airlines flight sent 20 people to the hospital Sunday. Image without a caption.

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Video: Extreme Turbulence On Hawaiian Airlines Flight Injures ... (NDTV)

At least 11 people were seriously injured on Sunday after a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu was hit by severe turbulence.

Mr Snook also added that the probe will examine what other measures were taken, aside from turning on the fasten seatbelt sign, to ensure passengers were buckled in. At least 11 people were seriously injured on Sunday after a Hawaiian Airlines flight from Phoenix to Honolulu was hit by severe turbulence. Twenty people were taken to local hospitals with injuries ranging from lacerations, bruising and loss of consciousness to head injuries. was in any way dangerous". He added that while the airline was familiar with the weather forecast, there was no warning that "particular patch of air... A video filmed shortly after the plane's touchdown showed the cabin in disarray with personal belongings and other objects strewn across the aisle and passengers wearing oxygen masks.

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