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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mike Bedigan

New details on Delta flight that sent 18 people to the hospital as pilot and crew under investigation

Passengers on a Delta Air Lines flight were thrown violently around the cabin with little warning when their plane hit severe and unexpected turbulence, a new preliminary investigation report has found.

Twenty-four passengers needed medical attention and 18 ended up in the hospital when the drama unfolded on board flight DL56 as it traveled from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Amsterdam on 30 July.

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