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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – A JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit excessive turbulence whilst touchdown in South Florida on Monday, injuring seven passengers and a team member, the airline stated in a observation.
JetBlue flight 1256 was once headed from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for a touchdown in a while after 5 a.m. when it “experienced sudden severe turbulence as it neared Florida,” the observation stated.
The injured had been taken by means of paramedics to the clinic for remedy and analysis, the observation stated. The airline stated it may no longer remark at the severity of the wounds.
Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, which handled the injured, didn’t in an instant reply to an e mail looking for remark.
The airline stated the Airbus 320 twin-engine aircraft was once taken out of carrier for inspection.
The Fort Lauderdale airport directed all inquiries to the airline.
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