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11 people seriously injured by turbulence on Hawaii flight

The scene outside the international airport in Honolulu after nearly a dozen people were seriously injured when a flight to Hawaii hit severe turbulence [Hawaii News Now via AP]

Eleven people have been seriously injured after severe turbulence rocked a flight between the US cities of Phoenix and Honolulu, in what a Hawaiian Airlines official called an isolated and unusual event.

Jon Snook, the airline’s chief operating officer, said on Sunday the airline has not experienced “an incident of this nature in recent history”.

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