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CNN
8 hours ago
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5 injured due to turbulence on American Airlines flight
Air travel safety Aviation news Federal agenciesFacebookTweetLink Follow Five people were transported to the hospital Sunday after their American Airlines flight experienced 'unexpected turbulence.' American Airlines flight 1286, an Airbus A321, from Miami to Raleigh-Durham landed safely Sunday evening after experiencing the turbulence, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A passenger on the flight told CNN that the incident took place just after the crew started to service the cabin. 'It was way quick, totally unexpected turbulence right after they started service,' Lee Francis IV, who was on the flight, told CNN. He added that the crew members were extremely professional after they hit the turbulence. The airport's fire rescue, along with Wake County and Durham Emergency Medical Services, met the flight after it landed at around 11:30 p.m., the airport said. 'Three flight attendants and two customers were transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and have since been released,' American Airlines told CNN in a statement. According to federal data, 23 people were seriously injured in turbulence events in flight last year. The majority of those injured, 20, were crew members, according to FAA data. The FAA told CNN it will investigate the incident. CNN's Sarah Dewberry contributed to this report.
Yahoo
8 hours ago
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- Yahoo
5 injured due to turbulence on American Airlines flight
Five people were transported to the hospital Sunday after their American Airlines flight experienced 'unexpected turbulence.' American Airlines flight 1286, an Airbus A321, from Miami to Raleigh-Durham landed safely Sunday evening after experiencing the turbulence, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A passenger on the flight told CNN that the incident took place just after the crew started to service the cabin. 'It was way quick, totally unexpected turbulence right after they started service,' Lee Francis IV, who was on the flight, told CNN. He added that the crew members were extremely professional after they hit the turbulence. The airport's fire rescue, along with Wake County and Durham Emergency Medical Services, met the flight after it landed at around 11:30 p.m., the airport said. 'Three flight attendants and two customers were transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and have since been released,' American Airlines told CNN in a statement. According to federal data, 23 people were seriously injured in turbulence events in flight last year. The majority of those injured, 20, were crew members, according to FAA data. The FAA told CNN it will investigate the incident. CNN's Sarah Dewberry contributed to this report.
CNN
8 hours ago
- General
- CNN
5 injured due to turbulence on American Airlines flight
Air travel safety Aviation news Federal agenciesFacebookTweetLink Follow Five people were transported to the hospital Sunday after their American Airlines flight experienced 'unexpected turbulence.' American Airlines flight 1286, an Airbus A321, from Miami to Raleigh-Durham landed safely Sunday evening after experiencing the turbulence, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A passenger on the flight told CNN that the incident took place just after the crew started to service the cabin. 'It was way quick, totally unexpected turbulence right after they started service,' Lee Francis IV, who was on the flight, told CNN. He added that the crew members were extremely professional after they hit the turbulence. The airport's fire rescue, along with Wake County and Durham Emergency Medical Services, met the flight after it landed at around 11:30 p.m., the airport said. 'Three flight attendants and two customers were transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and have since been released,' American Airlines told CNN in a statement. According to federal data, 23 people were seriously injured in turbulence events in flight last year. The majority of those injured, 20, were crew members, according to FAA data. The FAA told CNN it will investigate the incident. CNN's Sarah Dewberry contributed to this report.
CNN
8 hours ago
- General
- CNN
5 injured due to turbulence on American Airlines flight
Five people were transported to the hospital Sunday after their American Airlines flight experienced 'unexpected turbulence.' American Airlines flight 1286, an Airbus A321, from Miami to Raleigh-Durham landed safely Sunday evening after experiencing the turbulence, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. A passenger on the flight told CNN that the incident took place just after the crew started to service the cabin. 'It was way quick, totally unexpected turbulence right after they started service,' Lee Francis IV, who was on the flight, told CNN. He added that the crew members were extremely professional after they hit the turbulence. The airport's fire rescue, along with Wake County and Durham Emergency Medical Services, met the flight after it landed at around 11:30 p.m., the airport said. 'Three flight attendants and two customers were transported to a local hospital for further evaluation and have since been released,' American Airlines told CNN in a statement. According to federal data, 23 people were seriously injured in turbulence events in flight last year. The majority of those injured, 20, were crew members, according to FAA data. The FAA told CNN it will investigate the incident. CNN's Sarah Dewberry contributed to this report.
Associated Press
13 hours ago
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- Associated Press
5 taken to North Carolina hospital after flight from Miami hits turbulence, airline says
MORRISVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Five people were taken to a North Carolina hospital after a flight from Miami hit turbulence Sunday night, officials said. Fire and rescue crews responded to the flight after it arrived at Raleigh-Durham International Airport around 11:30 p.m. and brought five people to a hospital, the airport said in a statement on Monday. The fasten seat belt sign was on when American Airlines Flight 1286 from Miami International Airport to Raleigh-Durham encountered unexpected turbulence and the flight landed safely, the airline said in a statement. Three flight attendants and two passengers were hospitalized for further evaluation and have since been released, the airline said.
