Officials said several people were taken to hospital after a Lufthansa airliner was forced to make an emergency landing Wednesday at Dulles International Airport in Virginia due to turbulence.
The FAA said in a statement to CBS News that Lufthansa Flight 469 from Austin, Texas, to Frankfurt, Germany, was diverted and landed in Dallas at 9:10 p.m. EDT after the plane experienced “severe turbulence.” while flying over Tennessee. .
The FAA said the Airbus A330 was at an altitude of 37,000 feet when the disturbance occurred.
Dallas Airport told CBS News in a statement that seven people were taken to local hospitals.
More details were not immediately confirmed. Check FAA.
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