Four injured in Air NZ 'flight from hell'

Four people including three crew were injured after an Air New Zealand flight hit turbulence, 40 minutes into a trip from Vietnam to Auckland. Passengers on flight NZ268 from Ho Chi Minh City on Sunday described the experience as a "flight from hell". One passenger said the aircraft dropped 100ft. "It came on so fast. 20 seconds of bumps then a drop off then five seconds later up we went followed by a 100 foot fall," Vince Newbold said. Another passenger, Emma Te Paa, said crew were thrown to the ceiling. She posted on Facebook that the plane was first delayed by two hours because of an issue with the brakes. Then the "flight from hell" took off with everything going well until the plane struck turbulence an hour into the trip. A decision was made to return to Vietnam, as Darwin was deemed too far away for urgent treatment. A spokeswoman for Air New Zealand said the four on board suffered minor injuries. The aircraft landed safely and without further incident in Vietnam about 8.20am on Sunday. (NZ time).<br/>