Turbulence injures dozens on Hawaiian Airlines flight

At slightest 36 radical person been injured, 11 seriously, aft a Hawaiian Airlines formation from Phoenix to Honolulu was deed by terrible turbulence.

The incidental happened soon earlier the aircraft, carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew, came successful to onshore connected Sunday.

Twenty radical were taken to section hospitals with injuries ranging from lacerations, bruising and nonaccomplishment of consciousness to caput injuries.

Thunderstorms were reported successful the country astatine the clip of the turbulence.

Flight HA35 landed astatine Daniel K. Inouye International Airport astatine 10:50 (20:50 GMT) connected Sunday.

In a statement, Hawaiian Airlines said : "Medical attraction was provided to respective guests & unit members astatine the airdrome for insignificant injuries portion immoderate were swiftly transported to section hospitals for further care."

Of the 20 radical taken to hospital, 17 were passengers and 3 were unit members.

A 14-month aged and a teen are among them.

The hose said it was conducting a "thorough investigation" of the level - an Airbus A330 - earlier it returns to service.