Horrified bloodied passengers describe sudden roller coaster drop on Hawaiian Airlines flight

'She flew up and hit the ceiling:' Horrified passengers describe sudden 'roller coaster' crash on Hawaiian Airlines flight which flew through 'rare' pocket of turbulence caused by thunderstorms - leaving 11 hospitalizedOne flight Hawaiian Airlines from Phoenix to Honolulu encountered severe turbulence about 30 minutes before landing, resulting in 20 injuries 11 people were seriously injured and one person even lost consciousness Passengers ages 14 months to adults suffered injuries to head, cuts, bruises - they were met by emergency services upon landing Photos from inside the plane show cracked ceiling panels, broken lights and oxygen masks left hanging from the above the National Weather Service believes the turbulence may have been caused by the flight passing through a thunderstorm with a cold front bringing strong winds

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Posted: 07:08 GMT, 19 December 2022 | Update: 07:42 GMT, 19 Dec 2022

Shocked passengers traveling from Arizona to Hawaii on a Hawaiian Airlines flight say they thought they were on a rollercoaster when their Airbus A330 encountered severe turbulence on Sunday.

Kaylee Reyes was traveling with her mother, Tiffany Ann Reyes , who had just returned from the bathroom but hadn't yet had a chance to refasten her seatbelt when she was suddenly thrown through the air. in a sudden drop, much like you would if you were on a roller coaster.

'My mom wasn't buckled up and she flew up and hit the ceiling, the...