Five people rushed to hospital after ‘unexpected turbulence' on American Airlines flight
Flight 1286, an Airbus A321, was traveling from Miami to Raleigh-Durham when the turbulence started just as the crew started to service the cabin.
Three flight attendants and two passengers were taken to a local hospital for evaluation after emergency services met the plane on the runway just after it landed at around 11:30 p.m. on Sunday, said an American Airlines statement, according to CNN.
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Five people were injured due to turbulence on an American Airlines flight.
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'It was way quick, totally unexpected turbulence right after they started service,' Lee Francis IV, a passenger onboard the flight, told CNN.
He added that crew members acted extremely professionally after the plane hit turbulence.
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All five injured in the turbulence have since been released from the hospital, the American Airlines statement said.
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