Turbulence injures eight on Avianca flight that was forced to divert to MIA
The Avianca flight was headed from Colombia to New York City when the turbulence forced it to divert to MIA, officials say.
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The Avianca flight was headed from Colombia to New York City when the turbulence forced it to divert to MIA, officials say.
Passengers endured 2.5 minutes of turbulence that caught the pilots by surprise even though they had already altered their route to avoid the storms, the NTSB said.
A plane had to make an emergency landing at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday, after multiple passengers were injured by turbulence.
An American Airlines flight landed at North Carolina's Raleigh-Durham International Airport Sunday night after hitting turbulence in the air, officials said.
Southwest Airlines flight attendants will begin preparing the cabin for landing at a higher altitude to reduce the risk of turbulence injuries.
The pilots of Scandinavian Airlines Flight 957 chose to make a U-turn and fly about five hours back to Copenhagen, where the plane was inspected for damage.
Extreme turbulence forced a Scandinavian Airlines flight headed to Miami to turn back around to Copenhagen Thursday. Dramatic video taken on board shows some of the 254 passengers screaming and the cabin littered with debris, but there were no reports of any serious injuries. Kris Van Cleave reports.
Air Canada says nobody was hurt, but "moderate turbulence" on one of its flights from Vancouver to Singapore did make a mess of a passenger mealtime.
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Following a severely turbulent flight that injured more than 100 passengers last month, Singapore Airlines has announced it will offer compensation to those effected.
Turbulence on flights has been increasing, and climate change could be one of the reasons why. CBS News senior weather producer David Parkinson explains how the human-caused phenomenon affects the flight path.
A Thai hospital treating people injured by turbulence on the Singapore Airlines flight from London says 20 remain in intensive care.