Eight people were hospitalised and two others injured after a flight out of Australia suddenly plunged into severe turbulence.

Passenger describes experience as similar to ‘free-falling from a drop tower’ and posts video showing food and other items scattered on cabin floor.

Emergency medical crews rushed to the aircraft flying from Brisbane as it arrived at Hong Kong International Airport.

Eight people were hospitalised and two others injured after a flight out of Australia suddenly plunged into severe turbulence.

Cairns businessman Nicholas Stevenson was travelling on the flight when the 'plane just dropped'.

Ten people including six cabin crew and four passengers were injured when a Cathay Pacific Airbus A350-900 from Brisbane to Hong Kong was struck by severe turbulence.

Passengers ‘thought the plane was going down’ when turbulence struck during breakfast service

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Aeronave caiu repentinamente no ar cerca de duas horas antes do pouso; passageiros relataram gritos, objetos lançados pela cabine e tripulantes atingidos por carrinhos de comida