24 Injured By Turbulence On Sacramento-Bound Jet Blue Flight
RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA (CBS13) — A Sacramento-bound plane had to make an unexpected landing after 22 passengers were injured by turbulence.
The Jet Blue flight from Boston to Sacramento arrived safely in South Dakota at around 7:30 p.m. central, or 5:30 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time.
The airline says 22 passengers and two crew members were transported to the hospital for evaluation.
"I was just using my computer, and literally it flew up-- I flew up in the air, and my computer flew up in the air and somehow I caught it," said passenger Charlie Judkins.
Jet blue flight from Boston to Sac finally lands after making a stop in South Dakota because of turbulence issues pic.twitter.com/VNmi9f9RZQ
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Passengers say they are happy to be in Sacramento after what they described was the Tower of terror pic.twitter.com/djsln8uTVH
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Passengers are finally getting their bags on a flight from Boston to Sac after it stops because of turbulence pic.twitter.com/P7EZoikWQ7
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The remaining passengers are expected to be flown in on a replacement aircraft.