Turbulence

Reports say the turbulence hit around 30 minutes before landing, with some passengers flying out of their seats and at least one person hitting the ceiling.

The plane was carrying almost 280 passengers and 10 crew.

Emergency services treated passengers after the plane landed safely in Honolulu.

Hawaiian radio station KHON2 talked to one passenger, Hayata Ano who said, "It was just rocky. And then, it quickly just escalated to, like, the point where we're shaking so much that we were, like, pretty much like floating off of our chairs."

Reports say the turbulence hit around 30 minutes before landing, with some passengers flying out of their seats and at least one person hitting the ceiling.

The plane was carrying almost 280 passengers and 10 crew.

Emergency services treated passengers after the plane landed safely in Honolulu.

Hawaiian radio station KHON2 talked to one passenger, Hayata Ano who said, "It was just rocky. And then, it quickly just escalated to, like, the point where we're shaking so much that we were, like, pretty much like floating off of our chairs."

No injuries were life-threatening, but several passengers suffered broken bones and three needed surgery, Russian officials said.

A passenger described being "hurled" up to the ceiling, trying to cling on amid shaking which "wouldn't stop".

The turbulence occurred in clear skies, which meant the crew were not able to warn passengers, the airline said.

"The reasons behind the injures were that some of the passengers had not had their seatbelts fastened," Aeroflot said in a statement.