Five passengers treated after SkyWest flight diverts to Waco
Waco, Tx (FOX 44) – Five passengers on a SkyWest airlines flight diverted to Waco by weather received minor injuries Sunday.
A SkyWest statement said SkyWest Flight 5690, operating as United Express from Springfield, Missouri to Houston landed safely at Waco Regional Airport Sunday after experiencing turbulence. The Bombardier CRJ200 jet carried 29 passengers and a crew of three.
Medical personnel met the flight and and evaluated passengers. Five were transported to a local hospital with minor injuries.
The statement said that SkyWest and United Airlines were making sure all customers got the care they needed. Another aircraft was dispatched to fly the passengers from Waco to Houston.
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