Eleven people have been seriously injured during turbulence on a Hawaiian Airlines flight.
The flight, carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew, had left the US city of Phoenix and was just 30 minutes short of Honolulu when it was hit by severe turbulence.
The plane landed safely and a total of 36 people were treated for injuries including a serious head injury, bruises, lacerations, and loss of consciousness, according to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services. Twenty of the injured were taken to hospital - 11 are in a serious condition and nine others are described as stable.Passenger Kaylee Reyes told Hawaii News Now that her mother had just returned to her seat when the turbulence hit and had not had the chance to do up her safety belt.
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