The company did not specified how long or where the turbulence occurred on the flight. Xinhua news state agency said that two violent bumps and many small bumps occurred over about 10 minutes. Other passengers on flight MU774 also reported feeling unwell .“I felt like I would not survive,” one of the passengers said after landing. “We applauded when the plane landed safely. We feel lucky the plane did not crash,” said an injured passenger.
Kunming Changshui International Airport
The airline said hat the Airbus A330, that had taken off from Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, landed safely in Kunming, the capital of China’s southern Yunnan province, an hour later than scheduled, at Changshui International Airport. Those who needed medical help have been sent to the hospital. None of the passengers received life-threatening injuries, according to the First People’s Hospital of Yunnan Province. Last week, a China Eastern flight bound for Shanghai had to make an emergency landing when one of its engines was severely damaged soon after take-off at Sydney, Australia.
