‘Severe turbulence’ experienced on flight from Greece to Philadelphia

American Airlines notes 10 people on a flight from Greece to Philadelphia were injured during severe turbulence.

The airline explains Flight 759 was heading to the city from Athens with 287 passengers and a dozen crew members Saturday when it briefly encountered severe turbulence shortly before landing. American says the fasten seat belt sign was on at the time.

After the flight landed at 3:10 p.m., three passengers and seven crew members were taken to a hospital for evaluation. There was no immediate information on their injuries or whether any would be admitted.

American comments it wants to “thank our team members for keeping our passengers safe.”

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Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons Copyright: Sergey Kustov License: CC-BY-SA

Source: thenationalherald.com

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