Aviation

9.8, turbulence

Turkey: a Turkish Airlines Airbus A340-300 aircraft carrying 191 passengers flying from Istanbul was hit by turbulence, injuring two cabin crew members and five passengers as it was approaching Narita airport, its destination. The aircraft was hit by the turbulence over Niigata and Ibaraki prefectures, and it landed in Narita about 30 minutes later. An investigation is underway.