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Air Do

What: Air Do (AKA Hokkaido International Airlines) flight en route from Tokyo to Sapporo
Where: Sapporo
When: 4:40 p.m. Wednesday
Who: 182 passengers aboard. Three passengers and a cabin attendant injured.
Why: The airplane encountered turbulence en route over Ibaraki Prefecture, resulting in minor injuries. One woman was taken to the hospital.

George’s Point of View

All of a sudden there is more on turbulence.
Need to stay buckled up. It’s a pain on a long flight, but, more safe.

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