‘More frightening than words’: Passengers and crew tossed about like rag dolls as severe turbulence hits Beijing-bound Air China flight


‘Calm and professional’ flight attendants praised as Shanghai-Beijing flight suffers dramatic altitude drop. Passengers and crew injured during terrifying bout of turbulence which left A330 aisles littered with flying pillows and water bottles in an account that went viral on Weibo. — SCMP

Terrified passengers and crew on an Air China flight from Shanghai to Beijing have told how they were thrown about like rag dolls when their plane hit severe turbulence which left several people injured.

The A330 aircraft took off at 3.24pm on July 10 from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport and landed at the Beijing Capital International Airport as scheduled at 5.18pm.

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