A bumpy flight from Boston to Sacramento sent two dozen people to the hospital on Thursday evening.
According to the Boston Globe, JetBlue Flight 429 encountered some bad weather over the Plains and was forced to make an unexpected landing in Rapid City, South Dakota around 7:30 p.m. central time.
Jet blue scary ride... pic.twitter.com/q9iFTgmKeJ
— Rhonda Renee (@Bistrobaby) August 12, 2016
The turbulence injured 22 passengers and two crew members, who were taken to Rapid City Regional Hospital for evaluation. All were treated for minor injures and released, NBC News reported.
“It was almost like a bang, like we hit a wall and just dropped straight down,” Casey Corcoran, who was traveling with two young children, told Boston ABC affiliate WCVB. “There was stuff in the aisles, you had people crying.”
Flight attendant was in galley during incident. Hit her head on ceiling & completely dislodged the panel. Cuts, neck injury, and concussion
— Derek Lindahl (@oif_vet) August 12, 2016
@mgeheren this picture one of the injured flight attendant. 1 other just left! RCH Regional are the best pic.twitter.com/HFlfYw7H2E
— Rhonda Renee (@Bistrobaby) August 12, 2016
In a statement, JetBlue said the plane’s travelers would be boarded onto another aircraft.
“JetBlue care team members are being sent to assist injured customers, and a replacement aircraft is en route to Rapid City for customers continuing on to Sacramento.”
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