Heavy turbulence scares passengers on Ethiad flight.
Etihad Airways flight traveling from Abu Dhabi to Jakarta when turbulence shook the cabin.
31 travellers were injured in the turbulence, eight Indonesian passengers and a foreign flight attendant onboard with several suffering broken bones, Indonesian transportation ministry spokesman Hemi Pamuraharjo said.
Passengers onboard who spoke to Jakarta-based news website Okezone said oxygen masks tumbled out in the turbulence and passengers, including Muslim pilgrims returning from Saudi Arabia, were hurt.
"It happened when I was performing prayers," passenger Nenden Nurhaini told the website. "The plane suddenly began to shake so fast."
Etihad, like its older Gulf rivals Qatar Airways and Dubai-based Emirates, has grown rapidly in recent years primarily by attracting long-haul transit passengers.
Founded in 2003, it has a good safety record and last year carried 17.6 million passengers. It holds stakes in several other airlines, including Air Berlin, Alitalia and Virgin Australia.
The Airbus A330-200 landed safely Etihad said.
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