Passengers injured as turbulence strikes flight landing at Sydney Airport

A number of passengers on an international flight bound for Sydney have been injured after turbulence struck the aircraft on Monday afternoon.

Emergency crews were called to the airport at 2.40pm.

A spokesman for NSW Ambulance said paramedics were sent to Link Road, Mascot, with reports "a number of patients" were injured in turbulence.

"It appears we will be required to assess a number of patients," the spokesman said.

None of the injuries are believed to be life-threatening.

Sydney Airport said emergency services were on site to treat the "small number" of passengers.

⚠ Emergency services are on site to treat a small number of injured passengers after a flight encountered turbulence upon landing.

— Sydney Airport ✈️ (@SydneyAirport) November 29, 2016

Several international flights were landing at the time ambulance crews were called, including an Air New Zealand flight from Auckland and an Air China flight from Beijing.

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