US EditionDelta Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Severe Turbulence Injures 25
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA, JUL 31 – Delta flight DL56 encountered severe turbulence causing 25 passengers to be hospitalized after an emergency landing, amid rising turbulence incidents linked to climate change.
- Forced to divert by 'significant turbulence', the Delta Air Lines flight DL56 landed at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport with 25 passengers hospitalized.
- Delta Air Lines said the flight encountered severe turbulence, with Flightradar24 data showing it climbed by more than 1,000 feet and then descended approximately 1,350 feet, Utah resident Joseph Carbone said it hit in three waves.
- The Airbus A330-900, carrying 275 passengers and 13 crew members, was involved in the incident.
- Following the emergency landing, Delta said 'We are grateful for the support of all emergency responders involved' and is supporting affected passengers.
- Of over 35 million flights, estimates show around 5,000 turbulence incidents occur annually, with experts warning climate change may be increasing these events.
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25 hospitalized after Delta flight is diverted to Minneapolis-St. Paul due to ‘significant’ turbulence
Delta Airlines announced that twenty-five people aboard a Delta flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam were hospitalized, after the flight was diverted to Minneapolis-St. Paul after encountering “significant” turbulence. Delta flight DL56 was carrying 275 passengers and 13 crew members from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam when it was forced to divert to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport after the flight “encountered significant turbulenc…
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The Cumberland Times-NewsTurbulence forces Delta flight to land, sends 25 people to hospitals
Serious turbulence on a Delta Airlines flight sent 25 people to hospitals and forced the plane into an emergency landing in Minneapolis, the airline said.
Hanford Sentinel
Dozens injured as Delta flight hits turbulence at 37,000 feet, diverts to Twin Cities
MINNEAPOLIS — A Delta flight heading from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam encountered “significant” turbulence after take off Wednesday, sending beverage carts and other items flying through the cabin and leaving at least 25 people hurt.
A serious turbulence on a Delta Airlines flight to Europe sent 25 people to hospitals and forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Minneapolis, the airline said. “Some of the passengers travelling aboard the Salt Lake City flight to Amsterdam did not wear seat belts and were thrown out of the cabin,” one passenger said. “They hit the roof and then fell to the ground,” Leann Clement-Nash told ABC News. “And the cars also hit the roof and …
25 people were injured on a flight after severe turbulence forced the aircraft's emergency landing on Wednesday.
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