50 Injured After Flight Experiences ‘Strong’ Mid-Air Drop: ‘People Were Flying’

• LATAM Airlines flight LA800 experienced “strong” sudden movement en route to Auckland, New Zealand, from Sydney, Australia
• In the air accident on Monday, 50 people were injured and 13 were hospitalized
• Passengers on the flight recall how “people were flying” in the cabin during the “super scary” incident

A total of 50 people on a LATAM Airlines flight were injured after the plane experienced a sudden mid-air movement on Monday.

LATAM Airlines flight LA800 was en route to Auckland, New Zealand, from Sydney, Australia, when it experienced “strong shaking,” according to a press release from the Chilean airline.

“As a result of the incident, 10 passengers and 3 cabin crew members were taken to Middlemore Hospital to confirm their medical conditions,” the statement said, adding that the “causes” of the sudden movement were “under investigation”.

Hato Hone St John, an emergency medical service, confirmed to PEOPLE in a statement that their “ambulance crew assessed and treated approximately 50 patients” after arriving at Auckland Airport. Most of the injuries were “moderate to minor”. However, one passenger remained “in serious condition”.

There were 263 passengers and nine flight and cabin crew members on board the flight, which landed safely at the New Zealand airport at 16:26 local time. It was stopping in Auckland on its way to its final destination of Santiago, Chile.

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A total of 14 Hato Hone St John units responded to the scene, including “seven ambulances, two operations managers, two Major Incident Support Team vehicles, one command unit and two rapid response vehicles.”

Part of the flight to Chile was canceled after the incident and rescheduled for March 12 on flight LA1130 departing at 8 p.m. local time. The airline also provided catering and accommodation services to the affected passengers.

Auckland Police have confirmed they are “aware” of the incident and Hato Hone St John is the lead agency involved.

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One passenger on the flight told RNZ the plane “just stopped” and “people were flying around and it was all super scary”.

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Another recalled the socket: “It woke me up, I jumped. There was drink everywhere. And we weren’t so bad because we were in business class, but the people down there, because they were closer to each other, a few people got hurt.”

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