One person was taken to a hospital Wednesday after a United Airlines flight was diverted to Memphis because of severe turbulence, officials said.
One person was taken to a hospital Wednesday after a United Airlines flight was diverted to Memphis, Tennessee, because of severe turbulence, officials said.
The person was in non-critical condition when taken to a hospital after the flight headed from Cancun, Mexico, to Chicago landed at Memphis International Airport, United and the Memphis Fire Department said in separate statements."I travel a lot, but I've never had a flight like this," passenger Gustavo Nouel told NBC Chicago.
The Memphis Fire Department said six other people declined treatment and transport to the hospital, but the extent of their injuries was not known."People were really hurt. We have stains all over our clothes because of food going everywhere," passenger Patrick Froh said."It was one of the most traumatic things."Chicago-based United said the 737-900ER aircraft had 172 passengers and seven crew members on board.
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