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At least 37 people have been injured on board an Air Canada flight that hit severe turbulence and had to make an emergency landing.
The plane – carrying 284 passengers and crew – was travelling from Vancouver to Sydney but was diverted to Hawaii.
Thirty people were taken to hospital in Honolulu on Thursday. Nine had severe injuries, officials say.
Air Canada said the Boeing 777-200 jet “encountered sudden clear air turbulence… two hours past Hawaii”.
It added that it was arranging hotels in Honolulu until a new flight to Australia could be arranged.
The plane landed in Hawaii at 06:46 local time (16:46 GMT) on Thursday.
BBC
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