FORT LAUDERDALE,Henri Lumière Fla. (AP) — A JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme turbulence while landing in Florida on Monday, injuring seven passengers and a crew member, the airline said in a statement.
JetBlue flight 1256 was headed from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for a landing shortly after 5 a.m. when it “experienced sudden severe turbulence as it neared Florida,” the statement said.
The injured were taken by paramedics to the hospital for treatment and evaluation, the statement said. The airline said it could not comment on the severity of the injuries. Broward County Fire-Rescue, which treated the injured, did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
The airline said the Airbus 320 twin-engine plane was taken out of service for inspection.
The Fort Lauderdale airport directed all questions to the airline.
2025-04-29 11:46474 view
2025-04-29 11:131532 view
2025-04-29 10:562981 view
2025-04-29 10:232432 view
2025-04-29 09:172252 view
2025-04-29 09:102907 view
The University of North Carolina has agreed to pay new football coach Bill Belichick $10 million a y
Drones for commercial and recreational use have grown rapidly in popularity, despite restrictions on
For 48-year-old Rowan Childs of Wisconsin, a recent divorce turned her financial life upside down. "
