The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has blamed the flight crew of a Hawaiian Airlines flight for a severe turbulence incident experienced in December 2022. Pilots of the Hawaiian Airbus A330-200 decided to fly above a known storm cell instead of going around it, leading to four serious injuries onboard and several more minor injuries.

Hawaiian’s 12 weekly flights to Tokyo Haneda, the airport closest to the Japanese capital's city center, will continue and expand to the airline's pre-pandemic frequency of 14 flights per week, said Sprague, who was in New York Tuesday for Alaska’s first investor presentation since it acquired Hawaiian.

The National Transportation Safety Board says in a report that a Hawaiian Airlines flight hit severe turbulence that injured passengers and crewmembers because of the flight crew's decision to fly over a hazardous storm cell instead of around it.

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This article was written by Jennifer Sinco Kelleher HONOLULU (AP) — A Hawaiian Airlines flight crew’s decision to fly over a hazardous storm cell instead of deviating around it was the probable cause for hitting severe turbulence that injured passengers and crew members in 2022,