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Multiple passengers receive medical care after 22 flights diverted from Denver
- On Monday, Twenty-two aircraft headed to Denver International Airport diverted to the Colorado Springs Airport due to "severe weather," including Four international and 18 domestic flights.
- FlightAware reported the severe weather caused 853 delays and 44 cancellations at DIA, as a cold front brought gusty winds and shifting directions to the region.
- United Airlines reported 12 of its mainline jets were among the diverted planes, while turbulence prompted medical evaluations for five passengers and one hospitalization by Colorado Springs Fire Department paramedics.
- Colorado Springs Fire Department spokesperson Ashley Franco said teams staged medical units on the tarmac to manage the influx; all diverted planes departed the Colorado Springs Airport by 10 p.m. Monday.
- Flying near the Rocky Mountains can often be bumpy, leading to weather-related diversions for Denver-bound aircraft, a situation Colorado Springs Airport spokesperson Aidan Ryan noted happens frequently during unstable weather.
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KEZI 9 NewsBy Alexandra Skores, CNN 22 aircraft flying to Denver, Colorado, on Monday night had to be diverted to Colorado Springs due to “severe weather,” CNN told Colorado Springs Airport. Flying near Denver can often be bumpy due to the proximity of the Rocky Mountains. On Monday night, a cold front was moving through the Denver area, bringing rached winds near the surface and some changes in the direction of the wind, CNN meteorologist Mary Gilbert rep…
5 people injured by turbulence, 22 planes diverted to Colorado Springs from Denver on Monday night due to ‘severe weather’
Twenty-two aircraft flying to Denver, Colorado on Monday night had to divert to Colorado Springs due to “severe weather,” the Colorado Springs Airport told CNN.
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