HONOLULU—A Hawaiian Airlines flight crew’s decision to fly over a hazardous storm cell instead of deviating around it was the probable cause for hitting severe turbulence that injured passengers and crewmembers in 2022, the National Transportation Safety Board said in a final report Thursday.
Three passengers and a crew member suffered serious injuries during the flight on Dec. 18, 2022, from Phoenix to Honolulu. Twenty people were injured.
