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Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
EDM Star Kristine W Documents Extreme Turbulence on Delta Flight That Caused Her to Briefly 'Black Out'
Kristine W and her daughter, Elizabeth, recounted their terrifying experience on Delta flight DL56 on Wednesday, July 30NEED TO KNOW On Wednesday, July 30, Delta flight DL56 was flying from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam But around three hours into the flight, the plane was diverted to Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport due to the extreme turbulence EDM star Kristine W and her daughter, Elizabeth, were aboard and recently recalled their experience on the flightEDM star Kristine W is opening up about her experience on the Delta Airline flight that suffered 'significant turbulence' from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam on Wednesday, July 30. The 62-year-old singer, whose real name is Kristine Weitz, filed a formal complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) after the Delta flight DL56 had to be diverted to Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MSP) International Airport due to the extreme turbulence. The flight had 275 passengers and 13 crew members on board, and after its diversion, 25 people were taken to the hospital. 'I've been flying for 40 years. I've never experienced anything this horrific in my life,' Kristine told ABC 4. 'I've never thought, 'Oh, we're finished' … and I've been in terrible situations flying because that's what I do. I fly all over the planet.' Kristine's daughter, Elizabeth, told the outlet that one passenger 'got burned with coffee.' Adding, 'There was just food and drinks flying everywhere.' 'I thought we were done. I just started praying honestly,' Elizabeth admitted. She also noted that she saw passengers' heads hitting the ceiling, including her mother. Kristine hit her head so hard that it cracked the overhead light and caused her to black out for a moment. The plane then rapidly ascended and dropped in what the mother and daughter referred to as a complete free fall. The pilot stabilized and made an emergency landing at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. Kristine's lawyer, Evan Oshan, told the outlet that the plane's descent was likely the height equivalent of almost two Empire State Buildings (the building is 1,454 feet tall). Upon arrival, 25 people were transported to hospitals, which both Kristine and Elizabeth said was chaotic. 'It needs to be talked about,' Kristine said. 'This should never happen, and they need to find out what happened on that flight.' The FAA is now investigating the incident. 'I don't want to get in the middle of their investigation,' Oshan told ABC 4. 'What I'm most interested in is getting to the truth.' The Delta flight departed at 4:30 p.m, and then the plane had "encountered significant turbulence while enroute,' the airline said in a release. A Metropolitan Airports Commission spokesperson for the airport confirmed to PEOPLE that the flight safely landed at around 7:45 p.m. local time on Wednesday. "The aircraft, an Airbus A330-900, landed safely at MSP, and medical personnel met the flight upon arrival to evaluate customers and crew," the airline confirmed. "The MSP Fire Department and paramedics responded to the aircraft at the gate to provide initial medical attention to passengers in need," the spokesperson added in a statement. "Safety is our No.1 value at Delta, and our Delta Care Team is working directly with customers to support their immediate needs," the airline concluded. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. A representative for the FAA did not offer additional information about the investigation to PEOPLE on Tuesday. Read the original article on People
Daily Mail
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Famous musician says she was on turbulent Delta flight from hell that saw jet FREE FALL towards ground
EDM musician Kristine W has revealed she thought she was going to die aboard a Delta flight that nose dived over 1,500 feet as it headed from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam last week. Kristine and her daughter Elizabeth were on Delta flight 56 when it was forced to make an emergency landing in Minneapolis after it underwent extreme turbulence, sending 25 people to hospital. The singer described the moment the plane started rattling from the turbulence, which sent passengers flying into the plastic overhangs and food and drinks all over the cabin. 'I've been flying for 40 years. I've never experienced anything this horrific in my life,' Kristine told ABC 4. 'I've never thought, "Oh, we're finished" … and I've been in terrible situations flying because that's what I do. I fly all over the planet.' Kristine said her head hit the ceiling so hard that it cracked a light above her, causing her to black out for a moment. Kristina, left, recalled slamming her head on the plane's ceiling and blacking out for a moment She added that the plane ascended rapidly before dropping in what felt like a free fall. The singer's daughter Elizabeth described the chaos which included a lady who was burned when coffee spilled on her amid the turbulence. 'There was just food and drinks flying everywhere… I thought we were done. I just started praying honestly,' Elizabeth shared. Kristine, who has had over 15 dance songs on Billboard charts, filed a complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration over the incident. 'It needs to be talked about,' the artist said. 'This should never happen, and they need to find out what happened on that flight.' Data from flight tracking site FlightAware showed that the plane plummeted over 1,600 feet in an 85 second span. The flight then continued for over an hour after the terrifying altitude drop before landing safely in Minneapolis. An image from inside the aircraft showed food and drinks strewn across the rear of the jet, as passengers said flight attendants were swept off their feet. At least 25 people were taken to hospital after the emergency landing, with reported injuries including a broken leg and fractured ribs. The Airbus A330-900 was carrying 275 customers and a 13-member crew last Wednesday evening. Serious injuries from in-flight turbulence are rare, but scientists say they may be becoming more common as climate change alters the jet stream. Several turbulence-impacted flights have been reported this yea and raised awareness about aviation safety. In January, a midair collision over Washington DC killed 67 people. A plane flipped over as it crashed in Toronto in March. In July, passengers slid down an emergency slide to flee a smoking jet at Denver International Airport.
New York Post
02-08-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Kristine W feared for life on turbulent Delta Air Lines flight
EDM star Kristine W feared for her life when violent turbulence rocked her Amsterdam-bound Delta Air Lines flight Wednesday, sending 25 passengers to hospital. Now, the 'The Boss' songstress believes she has a concussion after she was sent flying into the overhead compartment aboard the rattling Airbus A330-900, a model of aircraft her lawyers allege has a history of malfunctions and shouldn't have been cleared to fly. 'It was absolutely horrifying … I've been performing for 40 years and I've been on airplanes all over the world, and I've never experienced anything like that. I thought, 'We were not going to make it on this one,'' the singer, whose real name is Kristine Elizabeth Weitz, told The Post in an exclusive interview. 5 Singer Kristine W suffered injuries aboard the turbulent Delta Air Lines flight that made an emergency landing this week. Getty Images for iHeartRadio 'I'm a leukemia survivor, and the last time I felt that kind of terror and hopelessness was when I was diagnosed with leukemia 25 years ago.' Weitz was aboard the fated plane out of Salt Lake City to perform at a festival in Amsterdam — posting a joyful picture of herself and her daughter at the gate shortly before takeoff. They were just about an hour into the flight when the attendants were serving drinks and the plane, which can seat more than 250 people, began rattling violently. Passengers were thrown around with food carts and other belongings flying through the cabin. The turbulence came out of nowhere, so the seatbelt light was still off, Weitz recalled. 5 Weitz and her daughter seen smiling at the gate before the flight. Kristine W /Instagram The 17-time Billboard chart topper was wearing the restraint loosely anyway, but it wasn't enough to hold her down or keep her from smashing into the plastic overhang of her window seat. 'I had broken the plastic up in the roof above my head,' said Weitz, adding that the force was so great that she also has bruises on her hips from her seatbelt. Her daughter, Elizabeth, who was sitting elsewhere in the plane, remained in her seat, but suffered whiplash and back pain. One of the flight attendant carts tipped over her during the turbulence and covered her in food and liquids, she said. 5 Weitz suffered bruising from her seatbelt, seen her over an existing surgery scar. Courtesy of Evan Oshan The pair watched other passengers suffer more violent injuries, including one man who was fully lifted out of his seat. The aircraft made an emergency landing Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, where 25 people were carted away to hospitals. Weitz claims she was not seen by emergency services because the responders only paid attention to those who were 'bleeding.' 'They didn't seem ready to handle an incident like that at all. That was the most terrifying part, was watching the disarray,' the singer said. 'We're told they're trained to know what to do with emergencies like this and, wow … that was not the case.' 5 The ceiling sustained damage after some passengers were thrown into the air. Courtesy of Evan Oshan The dance music superstar fears that the incident will have lasting effects both physically and mentally — she's awaiting doctors to confirm her fears that she suffered a concussion, but is more concerned that her anxiety will prevent her from boarding planes in the future. Weitz is currently in Amsterdam for a festival, but says she only made it overseas because of contract obligations: 'I'm not sure, cognitively, if I can remember my lyrics.' Now, her legal team is calling for Delta to ground all Airbus A330-900 aircraft so a federal probe can investigate a string of malfunctions associated with the fleet. 'We believe this was a predictable and preventable occurrence,' said Evan Oshan of Oshan and Associates, who is working with Daily Jones Law Group as co-counsel. 5 Carts carrying food and drink spilled across the cabin, including some items that drenched Weitz's daughter. Facebook / Ricardo Hoogesteger Lawyers filed a formal complaint with the Federal Aviation Administration Friday, alleging that the fleet has a history of critical flight system malfunctions, a pattern of emergency landings and go-arounds, and more. 'They have to find out what was wrong with that plane and what happened, because no one should experience anything like this,' said Weitz. The National Transportation Safety Board said its investigation was too preliminary to determine whether the aircraft had pre-existing defects. Delta Air Lines would not provide new information, and the FAA did not respond to request for comment.
