Turbulence on Paris-China flight injures 26
At least 26 people were injured, 4 seriously, when turbulence hit a China Eastern Airlines flight from Paris Sunday, state media reports. The turbulence struck as flight MU774 was on its way to Kunming, in the southern Yunnan province. Passengers suffered broken bones, cuts to the scalp and soft tissue injuries, the Xinhua state news agency reported. China Eastern Airlines later said it was crucial passengers wear seatbelts as flights descend. Xinhua said that 2 violent bumps and many small bumps occurred over about 10 minutes. It said that during the turbulence, several passengers' heads and shoulders collided with the luggage racks, some luggage racks broke from the impact, and some luggage fell off the racks and hit customers. <br/>
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Turbulence on Paris-China flight injures 26
At least 26 people were injured, 4 seriously, when turbulence hit a China Eastern Airlines flight from Paris Sunday, state media reports. The turbulence struck as flight MU774 was on its way to Kunming, in the southern Yunnan province. Passengers suffered broken bones, cuts to the scalp and soft tissue injuries, the Xinhua state news agency reported. China Eastern Airlines later said it was crucial passengers wear seatbelts as flights descend. Xinhua said that 2 violent bumps and many small bumps occurred over about 10 minutes. It said that during the turbulence, several passengers' heads and shoulders collided with the luggage racks, some luggage racks broke from the impact, and some luggage fell off the racks and hit customers. <br/>
