Woman dies in air turbulence

Tokyo - One passenger was killed and nearly 90 injured yesterday as a United Airlines flight from Tokyo to Honolulu hit air turbulence…

Tokyo - One passenger was killed and nearly 90 injured yesterday as a United Airlines flight from Tokyo to Honolulu hit air turbulence over the Pacific. The flight with 393 passengers and 19 crew hit massive turbulence two hours after take off from the international airport in Narita just after noon yesterday Irish time.

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