TAMPA – Four individuals on a Florida-bound Allegiant Air flight ended up currently being examined for injuries right after the flight encountered severe turbulence Wednesday afternoon, the airline explained.
Allegiant Air Flight 227, which had taken off from Asheville, North Carolina, “knowledgeable intense turbulence before landing” at St. Pete-Clearwater Global Airport, airline spokesperson Andrew Porrello stated.
The plane, carrying 179 travellers and 6 crew members, “landed typically and taxied to the gate below its very own energy,” Porrello said.
Two travellers and two flight attendants were being taken to a clinic for analysis right after airport paramedics assessed them for injuries, Porrello claimed, devoid of describing the injuries or the circumstances of the four.
The injuries ended up believed to be comparatively minor, St. Pete-Clearwater airport spokesperson Michele Routh told CNN.
Lisa Spriggs, who was a passenger on the flight, reported the turbulence was “petrifying.”
“More than midway through descending, and all of a sudden, we strike a smaller turbulence, and the stewardess beside us fell to the floor,” Spriggs said. “And then we strike a key turbulence, which was petrifying. And she was practically like ‘Matrix.’ Watched her go up in the air and just land straight down.”
The crew of the Airbus A320 claimed turbulence whilst on tactic to the Florida airport all-around 3:45 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration said. Neither the FAA – which explained it would look into the incident – nor Porrello released more details about what occurred.
Allegiant will look into the incident in coordination with the FAA and the Countrywide Transportation Security Board, Porrello claimed.
