About 13 passengers and three crew members were injured in a recent Hawaiian Airlines accident in which the flight to Hawaii was rocked by severe turbulence on Sunday, December 18, 2022, for about 30 minutes outside Honolulu. The injured were immediately taken to hospital for further care.
According to a statement by Honolulu Emergency Medical Services, eleven people were hospitalized in serious condition and nine others were in stable condition. Responders treated 36 people and of those, 20 people were transported for further medical treatment. The wounds included a serious head injury, lacerations, bruising and loss of consciousness.
The airline said the plane was carrying 278 passengers and 10 crewmembers and landed safely in Honolulu about 10:50 a.m.
Meanwhile, Thomas Vaughan, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Honolulu, said there had been a weather advisory out for thunderstorms that included Oahu and areas that would have included the flight path at the time of the incident.