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United Airlines Boeing 777-200 Drops Over 3,000 Feet Mid-Flight, 4 Flight Attendants Injured
Four United Airlines flight attendants were injured during turbulence near Los Angeles, raising questions about increasingly turbulent Pacific flights
Four flight attendants were injured on United Airlines Flight UA1157 from Honolulu (HNL) to Los Angeles (LAX) when the Boeing 777-200 encountered turbulence during its descent, according to reports cited by Simple Flying.
The incident occurred on Wednesday, October 21, as the aircraft was descending into Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times noted that the flight's altitude dropped by more than 3,000 feet (914 meters in about one minute), though this change in altitude does not by itself confirm an uncontrolled drop due to turbulence.
United Airlines confirmed injuries to four crew members, with one flight attendant hospitalized. No passengers were reported as injured among the 190 travelers onboard.
Details on the exact cause of the turbulence or the broader operational context of the flight were not provided in the available material. The report focuses on the reported altitude change and resulting injuries to crew members.