20 People Injured by Turbulence , on Hawaiian Airlines Flight.<br />NBC News reports that Flight 35 from Phoenix was about 30 minutes from Daniel K. Inouye International Airport when the incident occurred on Dec. 18.<br />278 passengers were on board and the plane was at an altitude of 36,000 feet when it hit a patch of turbulent air.<br />Interior panels were damaged and <br />multiple people endured head injuries. .<br />One person was knocked unconscious and another injured patient was only 14 months old. .<br />Although the "fasten seat belt" lights were illuminated, many people were not properly restrained, according to airline officials.<br />Shayne Enright, an emergency services spokesperson, said 11 people, including three flight attendants, were hospitalized in serious condition.<br />Others were treated at the <br />scene for minor issues.<br />Hawaiian Airlines Chief Operating Officer <br />Jon Snook issued a statement.<br />There was no warning of this particular patch of air. You just don't know when it’s coming, Jon Snook, Hawaiian Airlines Chief Operating Officer, via statement.<br />Snook went on to say that such a degree of turbulence hasn't affected the airline since the beginning of the century.
