At least 17 passengers were injured when a Philippine Airlines flight from Honolulu to Manila experienced turbulence in the middle of the flight late Thursday, officials said, NBC News reported.
The extent of the injuries was unknown. However, some passengers were filmed by a local television station being taken from the airport in wheelchairs.
Manila International Airport said in a statement Flight 101 experienced turbulence after after taking off from Hawaii at 11:47 a.m local time (5:47 a.m. ET) Thursday. It landed in Manila at 4:18 p.m. local time Friday (5:15 a.m. ET) as scheduled.
