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Severe turbulence injures 10 on Hawaiian Airlines flight en route to Sydney

  • Hawaiian Airlines flight from Honolulu to Sydney experienced severe turbulence, causing injuries to passengers and flight attendants
  • Turbulence caused the ceiling of the plane to break open, oxygen masks to deploy, and some passengers to be thrown from their seats
  • Three passengers and three flight attendants required medical care for injuries including back pain
  • This is the second severe turbulence incident on a Hawaiian Airlines flight in the past year, with the previous one injuring 25
  • The sudden turbulence gave the captain no time to change course to avoid it
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