United Airlines flight diverted
Published: 18/05/08
Early Monday morning a United Airlines flight had to be diverted due to bad turbulence.
The United Airlines that operates flights to Chicago , from Los Angeles had to be diverted to Denver due to severe turbulence.
The Aircraft arrived in Denver international airport in the early hours on Monday morning at around 3am.
The turbulence the aircraft suffered was severe enough to injure two flight attendants and eight passengers, once the aircraft landed safely at Denver International Airport paramedics arrived and transported the injured to an area hospital. Their conditions are unknown at this time.
The aircraft was thoroughly checked out and no damage was found and the plane was sent to carry on its journey with a new flight crew. The aircraft departed Denver at 5:44am and arrived in Chicago at 9:40am.