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    2 Hospitalized after Delta Airlines Jet Makes Emergency Landing in Boston

    250px-Delta_logo.svgDelta airlines flight 271 made an emergency landing at Logan International Airport in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 22.

    The Boeing 767-300ER, heading from Paris to Newark Airport, New Jersey, had to be diverted due to extreme turbulence.

    Authorities said the plane could not land in Newark due to high winds. It then attempted to land at JFK but that too could not be made possible. The pilot then diverted the plane to Boston where it made a safe emergency landing. There were 180 passengers and 11 crew members aboard at the time.

    The authorities confirmed that 2 people were shifted to hospital due to motion sickness and minor injuries.

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    Ryanair Flight Makes Emergency Landing after Turbulence Caused Injuries to 2 Flight Attendants

    RyanairRyanair flight FR2829 had to make an emergency landing at Bordeaux Airport, France, at 8:28 p.m. on February 25.

    Emergency was declared aboard the Boeing 737-800 aircraft, after 2 flight attendants were injured due to severe turbulence. Local media reported that one crew member suffered a fractured ankle while another one sustained back injury.

    According to an airline spokesperson, “This flight from Reus to Brussels Charleroi diverted to Bordeaux after experiencing some air turbulence…The aircraft landed normally and medical personnel treated two cabin crew members who had minor injuries…A spare aircraft and replacement crew were sent from Barcelona to minimise the delay for customers, who were provided with refreshment vouchers in Bordeaux…Ryanair apologised sincerely to all customers affected by this diversion and delay.”

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    AA Flight Diverted to Japan after Hitting Turbulence; 14 Injured

    American AirlinesAmerican Airlines Flight 280 was forced to make an emergency landing at Narita international airport in Japan, early on December 17.

    The plane heading from Seoul, South Korea, to Dallas, Texas, had to be diverted after it encountered severe turbulence.

    The flight, carrying 255 people, landed at around 12:55 a.m. Authorities said atleast 14 people were injured due to turbulence. Five of them were shifted to hospital while the others were treated at the scene.

    The Airline said in a statement, “American’s primary concern at this time is for our passengers and crew on board the airplane and our team in Narita is providing assistance.”

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    4 Crew Members Injured as Air France Plane Faces Severe Turbulence

    Air FranceAir France flight AF006 had to return to the Charles de Gaulle airport, France, on the afternoon of November 4.

    The flight, heading to New York’s JFK airport, was turned back after 4 crew members got injured midair due to severe turbulence. According to a statement released by Air France, the aircraft faced bad weather during the initial cruise phase.

    The Airbus A380 superjumbo aircraft landed uneventfully and medical aid was provided immediately to the injured crew members.

    All the passengers remained unharmed.

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    Severe Turbulence Prompts EasyJet Flight to Make Emergency Landing

    easyjetEasyJet flight 8529, on its way from Gatwick to Naples, had to make an emergency landing at Rome Fiumicino Airport in Rome, Italy, on September 1.

    The aircraft, with 154 passengers and 6 crew members aboard, was diverted after it experienced severe turbulence due to thunderstorms in Naples. According to some passengers, 3 stewards were injured as their heads hit the ceiling.

    The plane was able to make a safe emergency landing in Rome after which the passengers were transported to Naples by coach.

    According to the airline, “Unfortunately due to the turbulence one of our crew sustained an injury, and as such were met by paramedics upon arrival at Rome Fiumicino airport in line with our procedures…EasyJet would like to apologize to passengers for any inconvenience caused.”

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    4 People Injured after Allegiant Flight Hits Heavy Turbulence

    AllegiantAllegiant Flight 916 had to land in emergency at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport in Florida after 4 people got injured midair due to heavy turbulence, on the afternoon of August 4.

    The MD-83 aircraft, carrying 147 passengers and 6 crew members aboard, was en route from Ft. Lauderdale to Asheville, North Carolina when it hit heavy turbulence and made a sudden dive of several thousand feet.

    According to the Airline sources, the flight faced extraordinary turbulence for about 30 to 40 minutes. Four people aboard, including a flight attendant and three passengers suffered minor injuries in this situation.

    The airline also confirmed that the seat belt signs were turned on during the time.

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    South African Airbus Turbulence Injures 28 over #Malaysia

    southafricanairwaysSouth African Airways Flight SA286, an Airbus A340-313X, was en route from OR Tambo International Airport in Kempton Park, Ekurhuleni, Gauteng, South Africa, near the city of Johannesburg to Hong Kong International Airport when it encountered severe turbulence four hours from Hong Kong while over Malaysia. The plane suffered cabin damage.

    Three crew and twenty-five passengers were tossed out of their seats and into the ceiling. THere were 163 passengers aboard. Fourteen ambulances waited at Chek Lap Kok airport to transport the injured to North Lantau Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital and Yan Chai Hospital. Two people are still hospitalized.

    Pilots continued to Hong Kong and made a priority landing.
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    The injured were taken off the plane and hospitalized.

    Malaysian authorities will be assisting the Civil Aviation Department in the investigation.

    *A priority landing means that the incident leads to the aircraft being given landing priority by the airport where it is about to land.

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    The Traumatized Passengers of Mexico-Edmond Sunwing Flight, Waited Hours to Get Customs Clearance

    A Puerto Vallarta, Mexico-bound Sunwing Boeing 737-800 en route from Edmonton,Alberta Canada, diverted and made an emergency landing on Sunday March 16, 2014 in Helena Montana after flying through ninety seconds of turbulence.

    Two of the six person crew sustained injuries, but none of the 181 passengers were seriously injured, perhaps because the seatbelt lights were on.

    Passengers waited hours on the airstrip before a customs agent finally arrived and attended to them. The replacement jet did not arrive for eleven hours.

    According to Ron Mercer, Director Helena Regional Airport, the airport has only one customs agent who was not there on Sunday. Another customs agent was called and arrived after a 1.5 hour drive from Great Falls. The airport does not usually host commercial international flights and the customs agent had to “do his homework” and consult  international rules before passengers could exit the aircraft.

    The situation called for modification in the US customs and immigration department’s emergency protocols, for easing up procedures for those passengers already traumatized due to an emergency situation.

    The unexpected delay will no doubt result in consequences because, as CBC News says major Canadian airlines tariff says if “…your flight is delayed more than 90 minutes, you may have the right to get off the plane.”

    You can rest assured that after these passengers spent five hours in the plane, someone is going to be paying a hefty fine.

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    Mexico Bound Sunwing Flight Suffers Severe Turbulence Over Montana

    A Puerto Vallarta, Mexico bound Sunwing flight experienced extreme turbulence, while flying over Montana, and made emergency landing at Helena Regional Airport, Montana.

    The flight took off from Edmonton, Canada. Severe turbulence near Montana disturbed the flight and injured two flight attendants, after which the pilot declared a medical emergency and landed at Helena Regional Airport at 7:30 a.m. on March 17, 2014.

    According to the airport spokesperson, the injured flight attendants suffered only minor injuries and did not need medical attention.

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    Turbulence: Rough Ride on United Airlines

    United Boeing 737-700 #N23708 en route from Denver to Billings had 114 passengers and 5 crew when it encountered turbulence. The tower reported winds at “200 at 2-8 gust 3-6.”

    Fifteen minutes outside of landing, three crew and two passengers sustained injury. According to interviews, one flight attendant struck the ceiling, and also a passenger. An infant flew out of its parents arms and landed on a seat when it felt like the plane dropped. Passengers complained of inadequate feedback from the airline.

    Pilots declared an emergency; and after they landed safely with emergency services on standby, they taxied to the gate. The flight attendant who struck the ceiling knocked out a ceiling panel and suffered a bleeding wound for which “medical attention at the gate” was requested. One flight attendant is in intensive care.

    One passenger in the video below says it felt like the plane was “hit from the bottom.” At that point, loose items in the cabin were disturbed.

    In George’s Point of View

    We can only hope that one day they will have a fix for turbulence. This is terrible.

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    Turbulence over Atlanta

    On January 10, a Delta Airlines Boeing 757-200 en route from Jacksonville to Atlanta encountered turbulence on approach to Atlanta.

    A flight attendant was injured.

    No other injuries were reported.

    The incident is under investigation.

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    Thai Emergency Landing

    On August 30, 2013, a Thai Airways Airbus A380 en route from Bangkok,Thailand, to Hong Kong flew into turbulent air that caused loose property to bounce to the ceiling. Some of the passengers bounced from the ceiling to the floor as well. Some of the loose items caused minor damage inside the plane, to lockers and ceiling.

    The turbulence lasted only a few seconds.

    Pilots landed safely.

    Of the 504 passengers 38 passengers were injured by turbulence and hospitalized.

    One of the 26 crew was injured and hospitalized on landing.

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    Tam Runs into Wild Winds

    A TAM Linhas Aereas Airbus A330-200 was en route from Madrid to Sao Paulo when the flight sustained an episode of turbulence.

    A dozen passengers were injured, and the members of the flight crew. They were hospitalized when the pilots diverted to Fortaleza. One person had a fractured spine.

    A replacement flight was provided for passengers from Fortaleza to Sao Paulo Guarulhos. There were 168 passengers and 16 crew.

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    Thai Airways Airbus Suffers Turbulence Injuring almost Forty

    A Thai Airways Airbus A380-800 en route from Bangkok to Hong Kong encountered turbulence just prior to landing.

    The turbulence caused disruption in the plane as things flew about. The seatbelt light was reported to be on.

    Of the 500 passengers and 26 crew, about forty people were injured and hospitalized. The flight landed with emergency services on standby.

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    Emirates Emergency Landing in Singapore due to Turbulence

    On May 17, an Emirates Airlines Boeing 777-eoo en route from Dubai to Jakarta suffered turbulence while en route.

    Three crew and ten passengers were injured by turbulence over the Nicobar Islands.

    The pilots diverted to Singapore where they made a safe landing with 374 passengers aboard. The injured were hospitalized.

    The pilots arrived in Jakarta twenty hours late, after the unexpected stop-over.

    The injured were provided alternative flights.

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    Emergency landings in Bhubaneshwar


    On May 12, 2013, during turbulent weather, three flights made emergency landings at Biju Patnaik Airport.

    Two Indigo flights from Raipur to Kolkata and Bangalore to Kolkata made emergency landings, as well as an Air India flight from Agartala to Kolkata.

    No serious injuries were sustained, but several crew members and passengers were affected by turbulence.

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    Turbulence Injures Attendants, Passenger

    On January 16, 2013, an American Eagle Canadair CRJ-700 en route from New Orleans to Chicago encountered turbulence which injured flight attendants and a passenger. The pilots made a safe landing in Chicago.

    If you’re buckled in, turbulence feels more dangerous than it is. Unfortunately, flight attendants, who are required to be up and about doing their jobs, are not infrequently injured by turbulence, whether it is clear-air (hard to predict changeable jet stream-rivers of air), wind shear, microbursts, mountain waves, thermal or wake turbulence left by another plane.

    The physical consequences of being unbuckled when turbulence strikes means the unsecured person can be hurled about the plane, jolted in the air, struck by food carts or anything else loose in the plane. I’ve been on some white-knuckled flights where the flight attendants were champs and in spite of getting bounced around managed to calm the passengers. It’s only afterwards coming across either a cool and calm (or white-knuckled) pilot that I was able to determine just how dangerous the turbulence was.

    In this case, great. A safe landing trumps everything. Too bad about the two injured flight attendants and passenger though.

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    Turbulence Injury over Tennessee

    What: US Airways Airbus A319-100 en route from Charlotte to Saint Louis
    Where: over Tennessee
    When: Dec 11th 2012
    Who: 2 injuries
    Why: While en route, the flight encountered turbulence.

    Pilots made a safe landing in Saint Louis.

    Two flight attendants sustained injuries from turbulence.

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    Turbulence Injury over LA

    What: Skywest Embraer en route from Santa Barbara to Los Angeles
    Where: Los Angeles
    When: Dec 6th 2012
    Who: 1 injury
    Why: While landing in Los Angeles, the flight encountered turbulence.

    The pilot made a safe landing, but one flight attendant was injured by turbulence.

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    Footnote to Fly Safely Thru Turbulence and Rogue Electrics

    Politicians aren’t aviation news, but…

    Air Force One pilot aborted his first landing in Toledo, Ohio, due to hairy conditions on Wednesday. Plus we hear the flight had experienced turbulence.

    And Ann Romney’s plane filled up with smoke after an electrical fire. Safe landing there too.

    Good call on firing the TSA Agent who nabbed a passenger’s stolen ipad (including the 380 theft-related TSA firings that didn’t make the news.)

    No jokes about the safety incidents. We’re glad the superlative pilots flying both planes brought everyone home safely.

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    Andes Approach Is a Bumpy Ride

    What: Air France Boeing 777-200 en route from Paris to Santiago
    Where: Santiago Chile
    When: Aug 6th 2012
    Who: 306 aboard, 8 injured
    Why: While en approach to Santiago, the pilots encountered severe turbulence. The Andes area is well known area for turbulence (Aconcagua mountain (22,831 ft)

    The pilots made a safe landing. Six flight attendants were injured.

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    Air India Turbulence Response under Investigation by Directorate General of Civil Aviation

    What: Air India’s A330 en route from Delta to Shanghai
    Where: Shanghai
    When: July 5, 2012
    Who: 60 passengers, 11 crew
    Why: After 2 crew and 18 passengers were injured by turbulence, the flight crew Captain S.P. Suri and first officer Captain Rajesh Mulchandani, were suspended.

    Rather than diverting to the nearest airport, Kolkata, at the request of the injured, the pilots continued to land in Shanghai. The pilot reported only mild turbulence, and that passengers and the cabin crew were told to belt up.

    The severe turbulence which tossed around the plane was not reported. The DGCA has ordered a probe.

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    Turbulence Over Miami

    What: American Airlines Boeing 757 en route from Aruba to Miami
    Where: Miami
    When: July 10, 2012
    Who: 185 passengers, 6 crew, 12 injured
    Why: While en route thirty minutes from landing, the flight encountered some turbulence. Fifteen seconds worth of turbulence was enough to knock people around. People were knocked out of their seats, and at least one person hit the ceiling. Some of the injured were treated at the airport and some at a Miami hospital.