At Least 36 Passengers And Crew Members On A Hawaiian Airlines Flight Injured

At least 36 passengers and crew members on a Hawaiian Airlines flight injured, and 20 of them were brought to local hospitals for treatment after experiencing "extreme turbulence" on their flight from Phoenix to Honolulu on Sunday, according to the authorities.

According to a statement released by Honolulu Emergency Medical Services, eleven of the patients were in critical condition. A toddler who was only 14 months old was one of those who had to be sent to the hospital.

Honolulu EMS said the patients suffered a major head injury, as well as lacerations, bruising, and loss of consciousness as a result of their injuries.

According to a statement sent by the business, Hawaiian Airlines is “supporting all affected passengers & employees” and is keeping an eye on the issue. According to the airline, three members of the staff were among those hurt in the incident.

According to a tweet by Hawaiian Airlines:

The turbulence began 15 to 30 minutes before the plane carrying 278 passengers and 10 crew members landed in Honolulu.

EMS and American Medical Response personnel rushed to the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport shortly after 11 a.m. on Sunday in response to a “mass casualty emergency”

According to the information provided by the Federal Aviation Administration, the turbulence was reported by an Airbus 330 belonging to Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35 at approximately 10:35 a.m. Hawaii Standard Time.

On the flight, there was a college student of 18 years old who was returning home for the holiday break. She reported that at first, the turbulence felt like it was typical. After that, there was a rapid increase in the shaking.

Jacie Hayata-Ano, who was a passenger on the plane described the sensation of being lifted off her seat while wearing her seat belt by saying that it "felt like free-falling."

Hayata-Ano, who was not harmed in the incident, stated that once the shaking stopped, a crew member used the public address system to make a request for any trained medical or military professionals to assist with passengers who had been injured.

She expressed her gratitude to the community by saying, “I’m thankful that there were people that stepped up and helped because some of the staff needed it,” she said. “Everyone was pretty much helping each other. Checking on each other and picking up stuff.”

Conclusion

Before putting the plane back into service, the airline stated that it is performing “a thorough inspection of the aircraft.”

Investigations into the incident are being carried out by both the Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board.

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Suleman Shah- Suleman Shah is a researcher and freelance writer. As a researcher, he has worked with MNS University of Agriculture, Multan (Pakistan) and Texas A & M University (USA). He regularly writes science articles and blogs for science news website immersse.com and open access publishers OA Publishing London and Scientific Times. He loves to keep himself updated on scientific developments and convert these developments into everyday language to update the readers about the developments in the scientific era. His primary research focus is Plant sciences, and he contributed to this field by publishing his research in scientific journals and presenting his work at many Conferences. Shah graduated from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Pakistan) and started his professional carrier with Jaffer Agro Services and later with the Agriculture Department of the Government of Pakistan. His research interest compelled and attracted him to proceed with his carrier in Plant sciences research. So, he started his Ph.D. in Soil Science at MNS University of Agriculture Multan (Pakistan). Later, he started working as a visiting scholar with Texas A&M University (USA). Shah’s experience with big Open Excess publishers like Springers, Frontiers, MDPI, etc., testified to his belief in Open Access as a barrier-removing mechanism between researchers and the readers of their research. Shah believes that Open Access is revolutionizing the publication process and benefitting research in all fields.