Severe turbulence injured 10 aboard American Airlines flight
As Flight 759 approached Philadelphia International
Airport on Saturday, it encountered severe turbulence that injured seven
crew members and three passengers, USA Today reports,
though the fasten-seatbelt signs were illuminated at the time. The
injured were transported to the hospital after the flight from Athens
landed in Philadelphia.
“I was looking forward and I just saw everything just move upwards about four feet,” Alex Ehmke, a passenger, told NBC News. “The gentleman directly behind us and diagonally behind us hit the ceiling himself.”
ProPublica reporter Jessica Huseman was
on the flight and tweeted about the severe turbulence passengers
experienced on board. She said flight attendants had just handed out
drinks, which subsequently drenched the plane as it lurched through the
air.
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