Four passengers were injured on Friday when a China Southern
Airlines aircraft traveling from Sydney to Guangzhou, capital of
south China's Guangdong Province, was pummeled by strong
turbulence.
At around 4 P.M., when the plane was flying over the Philippines
at an altitude of 10,000 meters, it encountered serious turbulence,
according to a statement by the airlines.
Four passengers were not wearing their seatbelts and suffered
minor head injuries and bruising. Twenty other passengers
vomited.
The injured were taken to hospital for check-ups after the
flight arrived at Guangzhou's Baiyun Airport at 5:52 P.M.
(Xinhua News Agency July 7, 2007)
