Passengers, crew injured in turbulence

At least 17 people were hurt in powerful turbulence encountered by a flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Shanghai on Monday.

Air China flight CA936 was scheduled to take off at 8 pm Frankfurt time (2 am in China) and arrive at Shanghai Pudong International Airport at 12:55 pm - a flight of approximately 11 hours.

The flight encountered severe turbulence as it entered the Shanghai region that resulted in injuries to four male and 13 female passengers, including a senior German couple above age 70. The injuries to one of the females was serious, said a report on eastday.com.