50 Injured As "Technical Event" Causes Turbulence On Sydney-Auckland Flight

Chile-based LATAM Airlines said flight LA800 "had a technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement".

Thirteen passengers have been hospitalised after a LATAM flight from Sydney to Auckland experienced a "technical event" that caused serious turbulence Monday, the airline and first responders told AFP.

Chile-based LATAM Airlines said flight LA800 "had a technical event during the flight which caused a strong movement. The plane landed at Auckland Airport as scheduled".

Gerard Campbell of St John Ambulance New Zealand said medics were alerted to an incident at the airport and 13 patients had been taken to a local hospital by ambulance.