Airbus A330

Airplane struck by lightning sends 7 people to hospital after being diverted to Dulles International

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Seven individuals on a Lufthansa flight experienced “significant turbulence” over Tennessee, resulting in the plane being diverted to Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C. where the passengers were then sent to nearby hospitals. The husband of one of the passengers took to Twitter to state that lightning had struck the plane and it had dropped 1,000 feet. In response, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) started an investigation into what happened on the Airbus A330, which …

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Dozens injured during flight to Hawaii

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A Hawaiian Airlines commercial airliner encountered severe and extreme turbulence, resulting in 36 injuries. Hawaiian Airlines Flight 35 departed Phoenix, Arizona, for Honolulu, Hawaii, on Sunday. Approximately 30 minutes before landing in Honolulu, the airline encountered severe turbulence. Flight passenger Kaylee Reyes shared with Hawaii News Now that passengers were thrown from their seats without warning. The outlet reports that her mother had just sat down before buckling her seatbelt. During the high-altitude incident, the …

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