OSAKA —

Four passengers aboard a Japan Airlines jet bound for Osaka were injured Thursday night when the aircraft was hit by air turbulence over the Pacific Ocean off Wakayama Prefecture, transport ministry and JAL officials said.

The four were taken to a hospital after the airliner from Naha airport in Okinawa Prefecture landed at Osaka airport at 7:51 p.m., following the incident, which occurred at around 7:30 p.m. There were 344 passengers and 12 crew members aboard the Boeing 777.

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  chotto at 07:20 AM JST - 20th November

  Let me guess, no seat-belts?

  Diddums.

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  mindovermatter at 11:15 AM JST - 20th November

  plane hit by air turbulence

  Here we go, even placing blame on the air, it wasn't the fault of the plane or pilot, but it's the fault of the "Air Turbulence!"

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