Plane passengers and flight attendants were rushed to the hospital after an American Airlines flight experienced severe turbulence in flight that led to injuries.
The seat belt light was fortunately on when American Airlines flight 206 from Miami to Milan hit a pocket of extremely rocky turbulence. The flight had to make an emergency landing in Newfoundland, Canada Sunday night around 9:45pm. Three flight attendants and four passengers were transported to a local hospital for further evaluation, reported ABC News.
The worst injured was a flight attendant, who was bleeding. The plane was carrying 192 passengers and a crew of 11, including eight flight attendants and three pilots. At least four ambulances and a fire truck met the plane on the tarmac. ‘We are taking care of our passengers and crew, and we are working on next steps to get them safely to their destination,’ American Airlines said in a statement. The plane is scheduled to stay overnight at the St. John’s International Airport, according to CBS News.
Credits: TBW, ABC News, CBS News