JetBlue flight B6-1020 encountered turbulence while descending toward Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on March 11th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane was flying from Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, when it hit turbulence that injured a passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Envoy Air flight MQ-3512 encountered severe turbulence while heading to Omaha, Nebraska, on March 8th.
The Canadair CRJ-700 plane was flying from Chicago, Illinois, when it was hit by turbulence that injured a crew member.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Oman Air flight WY-245 encountered severe turbulence while heading to Delhi, India, on March 4th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Muscat, Oman, when it was hit by turbulence that injured several people.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
The injured were given medical attention immediately after landing.
Air Arabia flight G9-545 encountered clear air turbulence near Karachi, Pakistan, on February 28th.
The Airbus A320-200 plane flying from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, was descending toward Karachi when it was hit by turbulence that injured at least 6 people.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
The injured were treated at the airport. At least one person was taken to hospital for further treatment.
American Airlines flight AA-1296 had to divert and make an emergency landing in Denver, Colorado, on February 27th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane heading from San Diego, California, to Chicago, Illinois, was diverted after it was hit by severe turbulence.
The plane landed safely. There were 166 passengers aboard at the time; 2 of them were taken to hospital.
Germania Airlines flight ST-6334 had to divert for an emergency landing in Dalaman, Turkey, on January 10th.
The plane flying from Erfurt, Germany, was on approach to Antalya, Turkey, it was struck by lightning and began experiencing turbulence.
The crew aborted approach and diverted to Dalaman where the plane landed safely.
All passengers and crew members remained unharmed.
United Airlines flight UA-466 encountered turbulence in Denver, Colorado, on December 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane flying from Salt Lake City, Utah, was descending toward Denver when it encountered turbulence that injured two crew members.
The plane landed safely.
American Airlines flight AA-2549 hit severe turbulence near Denver, Colorado, on December 10th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane took off from Chicago, Illinois, and was heading to San Diego, California, when it encountered turbulence that injured four people, including three crew members and a passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing in San Diego.
United Airlines flight UA-1043 ran into turbulence while heading to Newark, New Jersey, on December 8th.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Aruba when it encountered turbulence that injured a flight attendant.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Qatar Airways flight QR-708 had to make an emergency landing at Lajes Field, Portugal, after encountering severe turbulence on December 4th.
The plane was heading from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, to Doha, Qatar, when it ran into severe turbulence that injured 3 people.
The plane landed safely. The injured were taken to hospital.
China Eastern Airlines flight MU-777 ran into severe turbulence while descending toward Sydney, Australia, on November 29th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was flying from Kunming, China, when it was hit by severe turbulence that injured 5 passengers and 2 crew members.
The plane continued for a safe landing. The injured were taken to hospital.
Japan Airlines flight JL-646 ran into severe turbulence while heading to Tokyo, Japan, on November 10th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane was flying from Kagoshima, Japan, when it encountered turbulence that injured a flight attendant.
The plane continued for safe landing.
Japan’s TSB confirmed that the flight attendant sustained a serious injury due to turbulence.
Southwest Airlines flight WN-1932 encountered turbulence while descending towards Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 31st.
The Boeing 737-800 plane was flying from Seattle, Washington, when it ran into severe turbulence.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Two crew members sustained minor injuries in the incident.
KLM flight KL-588 experienced severe turbulence above the Mediterranean Sea, on October 14th.
The Airbus A330-200 plane was heading from Lagos, Nigeria, to Amsterdam, Netherlands, when it ran into severe turbulence over the Mediterranean Sea.
The plane continued for a safe landing in Amsterdam.
The airline said 7 people, including 5 passengers and 2 crew members, sustained minor injuries due to turbulence.
Sunstate Airlines flight QF-2130 hit severe turbulence in Canberra, Australia, on October 10th.
The plane flying from Melbourne, Australia, was descending toward Canberra when it ran into severe turbulence that injured two crew members and one passenger.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
Air New Zealand flight NZ-268 had to return and make an emergency landing in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on October 9th.
The Boeing 767-300 plane took off for Auckland, New Zealand, but had to turn back after it experienced severe turbulence that injured 4 people.
The plane landed uneventfully. The injured, including 3 crew members and 1 passenger, were taken to hospital.
Jetblue Airways flight B6-1348 hit severe turbulence near Wilmington, North Carolina, on October 30th.
The plane was heading from San Juan, Puerto Rico, to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Virginia, when turbulence injured several people onboard.
The plane continued for a safe landing.
United Airlines flight UA-880 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Shannon Airport, County Clare, Republic of Ireland, on August 31st.
The Boeing 767-300 en-route from Houston, Texas, to London, England, encountered severe turbulence over Atlantic Ocean, prompting the crew to divert.
At least 12 passengers and 2 crew members suffered minor injuries.
The injured were taken to hospital.
The passengers were later accommodated in a replacement plane.
JetBlue flight 429 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Sioux Falls Regional Airport, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, on August 11th.
The aircraft carrying 151 people from Massachusetts to Sacramento, California, was mid-air when it encountered severe turbulence, prompting the plane to divert.
The plane landed uneventfully.
At least 20 passengers sustained injuries.
The injured were taken to hospital.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1889 had to divert and make an emergency landing at Denver International Airport, Denver, Colorado, on August 7th.
The Airbus A320-200 en-route from Boston, Massachusetts, to Salt Lake City, Utah, was mid-air when it encountered severe turbulence due to hail and lightning.
The plane received damage to its radome, windshields and engines.
All 119 passengers and 5 crew members onboard remained unhurt.
Avianca flight AV-39 made an emergency landing in Miami, Florida, on August 1st.
The Airbus A320-200 plane took off for Cali, Colombia, but had to turn back after it ran into turbulence that cracked a cabin window.
The plane landed uneventfully. There were 120 people aboard at the time; all of them remained safe.
Porter Airlines flight PD-720 made an emergency landing at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport in Toronto, Canada, on July 15th.
The plane was flying from Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia, when it ran into severe turbulence that injured two flight attendants and a passenger.
The plane landed safely.
The plane was carrying 61 people at the time.
Southwest Airlines flight 1265 made an emergency landing in Kansas City, Missouri, on July 13th.
The plane, heading from Chicago, Illinois, to Austin, Texas, was diverted after it ran into severe turbulence.
The plane landed safely. No injuries were reported.
Delta Airlines flight DL-1780 made a safe emergency landing at Fairbanks International Airport, Alaska, on June 27th.
The Boeing 737-800, flying from Seattle, Washington, was about to land when it encountered turbulence.
The plane landed safely.
One of the flight attendants sustained injuries.
Air China flight CA-936 was hit by severe turbulence while descending toward Shanghai Pudong International Airport in China, on June 20th.
The Airbus A330-200 was flying from Frankfurt, Germany, when it en-countered severe turbulence that injured 17 people on-board.
The plane landed safely. Medical assistance was provided to the injured.
