Attendants on United Airlines Flight 1157 were hurt Wednesday after the flight suffered turbulence and a severe drop while flying from Honolulu to Los Angeles.
The airline said in a statement to City News Service that “four flight attendants were seen by medical personnel, including one being transported to the hospital for further treatment.”
The air carrier did not specify the nature of their injuries or say whether the attendant was still hospitalized.
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At the tail end of the flight from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu to Los Angeles International Airport, the plane dropped 8,800 feet in 2½ minutes, according to flight data cited by the New York Post.
“I was watching a movie, and all of a sudden, we just drop. And it felt like we dropped pretty far. It started shaking, everyone was yelling. We were all super scared,” passenger Marly Wadlington told KABC-TV.
None of the 190 passengers on board were injured; the crew numbered 10, United Airlines told KCBS-TV.
The plane ultimately landed safely in Los Angeles without any further incident at 8:51 p.m. Wednesday, according to FlightAware, at which point the injured flight attendants received treatment.
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