<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Ten people have been injured after turbulence hit a plane flying to Hong Kong from Brisbane.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Four passengers and six crew were among those hurt after the plane "encountered turbulence", Cathay Pacific confirmed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two Australians were among eight who needed hospital treatment on flight CX156, which left Australia on Saturday.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dezi-freeman-neal-thompson-vadim-de-waart-hottart-deaths-coronial-investigation/9e7bca65-b3d3-40eb-89f6-c093c9225ef3"><strong><span>Dezi Freeman's final words to dying police officer</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Medical crews to rushed to the Airbus A350-900 plane as it landed at Hong Kong International Airport at at 6.45am on Sunday (local time) Cathay Pacific confirmed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It said injuries were "minor."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One passenger described feeling like she was "free-falling from a drop tower" with people screaming, the </span><a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/transport/article/3263562/1-passenger-died-and-30-were-injured-singapore-airlines-flight-hit-turbulence-heres-what-you-need?module=perpetual_scroll_1_RM&amp;pgtype=article" rel="" target="" title="South China Morning Post"><em><span>South China Morning Post</span></em></a><span> reported</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/cathay-pacific-flight-turbulence-brisbane/0f4d24f9-66e2-4326-bf2e-a7820d206766" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The passenger told the paper the sudden drop in altitude lasted about two seconds and happened two hours before landing as flight attendants were about to serve economy-class passengers their meals.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-israel-iran-war-live-updates-may-25-donald-trump-latest-world-news-headlines/d67ef258-4f90-43cb-8ab3-c229d074f404" rel="" target="" title=" Iran's supreme leader 'holed up' in secret location"><strong><span>Iran's supreme leader 'holed up' in secret location</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Medical personnel boarded the aircraft to assess the conditions of a small number of passengers and crew who reported feeling unwell, and they were provided with the utmost level of care," Cathay Pacific told nine.com.au.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Six cabin crew and four passengers reported minor injuries, and eight of them were sent to the hospital for further medical care."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Images posted on Instagram by Aviation Knowledge which says they're from the flight show oxygen masks hanging from the ceiling, food scattered on the floor and a female worker wiping her eyes while sitting on an ambulance trolley.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://wwos.nine.com.au/nrl/andrew-abdo-quits-ceo-news-2026-tennis-australia-peter-vlandys-replacement/996cb4a4-4c83-4327-b21f-263ba5053075"><strong><span>NRL boss quits with huge tennis move imminent</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Another shot shows a food trolley laying on its side in the galley.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>While turbulence-related </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/singapore-airlines-turbulence-death-what-is-turbulence-what-can-pilots-passengers-do/ff37b7bc-29da-45fc-a363-d114d5ef5437" rel="" target="" title="fatalities are quite rare, injuries have piled up over the years."><span>fatalities are quite rare, injuries have piled up over the years.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/passenger-dies-singapore-airlines-flight-from-london-plane-emergency/7e6480ac-852c-4ca4-ae03-c58cd0cbeb25" rel="" target="" title="2024 a British grandfather died and dozens were injured"><span>2024 a British grandfather died and dozens were injured</span></a><span> after a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/aviation" target="" title="flight "><span>flight</span></a><span> carrying more than 50 Australians from the United Kingdom to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/singapore" target="" title="Singapore "><span>Singapore</span></a><span> was hit by severe turbulence.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Clear-air turbulence happens most often in or near the high-altitude rivers of air called jet streams.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The culprit is wind shear, which is when two huge air masses close to each other move at different speeds.</span></div></div>