Beijing Youth Daily A routine flight turned into chaos after heavy turbulence on the 13 hour flight
Despite the scary scenes, the plane continued en route without stopping – but three passengers and eight flight attendants were rushed to hospital upon touching down in Chicago.
In the alarming pictures, flight attendants can be seen crouching on the floor, clinging onto doors just to stay upright.
Another shows the aisle covered in fallen belongings, from magazines to food, strewn across the cabin.
Flight number BR56 turned into one from hell as the Boeing flew over Japan, with passengers being confined to their seats as the seat-belt sign was promptly switched on.