Delta flight makes emergency landing as 25 hospitalized after ‘significant' turbulence
Flight DL56 left Salt Lake City for Amsterdam at about 5.30 p.m. CT on Wednesday, according to flight tracking website FlightAware.
Just over two hours into the eight-hour journey, the plane was forced to divert to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport after experiencing strong turbulence, Delta said in a statement Wednesday evening.
The Airbus A330-900 and its 288 passengers and crew on board were met by medical personnel after it touched down over 1,000 miles away in Minneapolis, the airline said.
The airport's fire department and paramedics provided passengers with medical attention, according to airport spokesperson Jeff Lea.
Twenty-five of those on board flight DL56 were taken to local hospitals. The nature of the turbulence or the condition of the turbulence was not immediately.
'We are grateful for the support of all emergency responders involved,' the airline said in its statement.
This is a developing story; more to follow.
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