28 injured as Hong Kong - bound jet hits turbulence
"SA286 landed safely in Hong Kong today, Wednesday, 16 July at approximately 6.30am SA time [12.30pm Hong Kong time]," spokesman Tlali Tlali said in a statement.
"A total number of 165 passengers was on board, of whom 25 passengers are known to have sustained injuries and 3 crew members. The incident occurred whilst flying over the Kuala Lumpur airspace."
He said SAA requested medical and trauma assistance for the passengers and crew as soon as the aircraft landed in Hong Kong.
SAA will provide an update as and when information becomes available, he said.
(Above: Instagram user, Ewald Sadie loaded this picture on his account with the captions: "Worst flight ever. crazy turbulence sent people flying everywhere. guy next to me made this with his head. lots of passengers with bumps and scratches and a few serious spinal injuries.")
Here are some pictures from the results of the turbulence: SAA flight to Hong Kong pic.twitter.com/OJQZmUaDj3
— NSK_CPT (@NSK_CPT) July 16, 2014
Craziest experience, I'm glad God was with us all,
— NSK_CPT (@NSK_CPT) July 16, 2014
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