‘A massive jolt’: Boeing 787 plane drops mid-flight, injuring at least 50

At least 50 people were hurt when a Boeing 787 operated by LATAM Airlines dropped abruptly mid-flight from Sydney to Auckland on Monday, according to the airline and a New Zealand health service organization that treated the injured. “A massive jolt happened, and I was awake and I looked up to see the gentleman that was sitting next to me on the roof of the plane. I’m looking at him fully outstretched with his back on the roof of the plane, and then he came crashing down to the floor,” said Brian Jokat, a Canadian passenger who resides in the U.K.

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