I was fine as soon as we regained stability. But a lot of others weren’t. (Understandably.) I immediately told my wife that it was a good thing we were landing on an island, so no one would have a choice but to get back on the horse. Had it occurred over the mainland, that probably would’ve been the last time many of those passengers would ever set foot on a plane.
I will never be able to shake the image of a guy stretched out horizontally against the ceiling.
Once EMS finished addressing the injured and removing them to triage, the rest of us were able to stand up and get our things. At that point, the guy behind me was finally able to locate his phone. It had become lodged above the overhead bin! 😱
I am that traveler that always watches the safety instructions. Since I fly HA from NY to Oahu, I plan for a nap and use a white blanket so the flight attendants can see my belt secured over my blanket.
We were always taught as kids to keep seatbelts on snuggly when sitting. For the last 50 years that’s what I do on airplanes.
When you have it loose around your waist, you will get more injuries during an incident like the Hawaiian incident. That’s why car seat belts have pre-tensioner which tighten when it senses an imminent collision. Snug is the key word.
Good commentary. There is a great documentary online called “fasten your seatbelts, the truth about turbulence” on Fox weather channel. About 54 minutes long and highly recommended. The good news, aircraft are designed to encounter and survive even the worst of turbulence. The bad news, the number one cause of injury in non fatal airline incidents is turbulence sustained by non seatbelt wearing passengers and crew. About 58 a year. over half of those injuries are sustained by flight attendants.
Keep your seatbelt on when in your seat, and be extra kind to those flight attendants!
Aloha.
I was a flight attendant for 25 yrs. Unexpected turbulence is always a probability. Also something known as clear air turbulence. I always keep my seat belt on. It’s not something to take lightly. I’ve been in the aisle during bad turbulence… you need to drop seat to the floor and wrap your arm around the nearest armrest. Also you can yell for seated and belted passengers to hold on to you.
This event could have been much worse and it is unfortunate that some got hurt. On the other hand, people (passengers) could be more responsible for their own safety.
I’ve been flying to Hawaii since 1986 and during that time I’ve only experienced 3 times where flights were disrupted, once by weather, once with hydraulic issues and once by electrical problem. You have to give pilots credit for being able to handle these events.
Don’t know how to initiate a new topic – or if I even can – but I am Soooo mad at Hawaiian Air right now… Not only have they doubled the points needed to book a flight, they are now charging a minimum of $102 to sit in the first 21 rows of the plane!!!
I was fine as soon as we regained stability. But a lot of others weren’t. (Understandably.) I immediately told my wife that it was a good thing we were landing on an island, so no one would have a choice but to get back on the horse. Had it occurred over the mainland, that probably would’ve been the last time many of those passengers would ever set foot on a plane.
I will never be able to shake the image of a guy stretched out horizontally against the ceiling.
Once EMS finished addressing the injured and removing them to triage, the rest of us were able to stand up and get our things. At that point, the guy behind me was finally able to locate his phone. It had become lodged above the overhead bin! 😱
I’m seeing a lot of people looking over our shoulders after this incident. I only hope we have learned something from it.
I am that traveler that always watches the safety instructions. Since I fly HA from NY to Oahu, I plan for a nap and use a white blanket so the flight attendants can see my belt secured over my blanket.
I am grateful I was not on that flight.
On June 17, 2023, we would have been! That’s the flight we take twice a year!
We were always taught as kids to keep seatbelts on snuggly when sitting. For the last 50 years that’s what I do on airplanes.
When you have it loose around your waist, you will get more injuries during an incident like the Hawaiian incident. That’s why car seat belts have pre-tensioner which tighten when it senses an imminent collision. Snug is the key word.
thank you for the details. I will definitely think about putting my seatbelt the next time I fly
Good commentary. There is a great documentary online called “fasten your seatbelts, the truth about turbulence” on Fox weather channel. About 54 minutes long and highly recommended. The good news, aircraft are designed to encounter and survive even the worst of turbulence. The bad news, the number one cause of injury in non fatal airline incidents is turbulence sustained by non seatbelt wearing passengers and crew. About 58 a year. over half of those injuries are sustained by flight attendants.
Keep your seatbelt on when in your seat, and be extra kind to those flight attendants!
Aloha.
All of this technology for what? It failed when it was most needed.
You only got 1-2 seconds of warning. What are you going to do? Jerk the plane hard left to avoid the cloud and cause more passenger injuries?
I was a flight attendant for 25 yrs. Unexpected turbulence is always a probability. Also something known as clear air turbulence. I always keep my seat belt on. It’s not something to take lightly. I’ve been in the aisle during bad turbulence… you need to drop seat to the floor and wrap your arm around the nearest armrest. Also you can yell for seated and belted passengers to hold on to you.
This event could have been much worse and it is unfortunate that some got hurt. On the other hand, people (passengers) could be more responsible for their own safety.
I’ve been flying to Hawaii since 1986 and during that time I’ve only experienced 3 times where flights were disrupted, once by weather, once with hydraulic issues and once by electrical problem. You have to give pilots credit for being able to handle these events.
Don’t know how to initiate a new topic – or if I even can – but I am Soooo mad at Hawaiian Air right now… Not only have they doubled the points needed to book a flight, they are now charging a minimum of $102 to sit in the first 21 rows of the plane!!!