Delta Jet Makes Emergency Landing After Severe Turbulence Injures 25
Delta Flight 56 was less than an hour into its nine-hour flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam when the pilots encountered challenging conditions, the airline said it a statement. The Airbus SE A330neo jet landed safely at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport shortly before 8 p.m. local time Wednesday.
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