The plane was carrying 151 passengers and 14 crew from Milan when the turbulence occurred
Panic on a Delta Airlines flight from Milan to Atlanta as 11 passengers are hospitalized after “severe turbulence”.
According to a company spokesperson on CNN, “Eleven people aboard a Delta Airlines flight were taken to the hospital Tuesday after experiencing ‘severe turbulence’ before landing in Atlanta”.
The plane carried 151 passengers and 14 crew members from Milan when the turbulence occurred, a Delta spokesman said.
The 11 injured include crew members and passengers. The severity of the passengers’ injuries is not yet known.
“Delta care team members are being mobilized to contact customers aboard Delta Flight 175 that experienced severe turbulence before landing safely in Atlanta on Tuesday,” a company spokesman said.
The flight was about 40 miles northeast of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport when the turbulence occurred and finally landed safelyaccording to the Federal Aviation Administration.
“Our priority is to take care of our customers and crew who were injured. We are grateful to the first responders who rushed to the aircraft to provide medical assistance and transported the injured to the hospital,” the Delta spokesperson added.
Source :Skai
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