Five passengers were injured after an AirAsia X aircraft encountered severe turbulence mid-flight from Taipei to KL International Airport 2 yesterday.

In confirming the incident, AirAsia X in a statement today said the D7 377 flight had landed safely at KLIA2 at 4.30am yesterday.

The statement said there were 11 crew members and 291 passengers on board the A330-300 aircraft.

"Five injured passengers were treated by paramedics at the airport upon landing. All other passengers were attended to by ground staff and provided with necessary assistance," it said.

A video clip with a duration of 1.45 minutes went viral on social media, showing a tense cabin crew situation at the galley as the aircraft was experiencing turbulence.

- Bernama