25 Hospitalized After Turbulence On Delta Flight

MINNEAPOLIS – Twenty-five people were hospitalized after a Delta Airlines flight from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam hit severe turbulence.

The airline Delta confirmed that those passengers were taken to the hospital for evaluation.

The flight, with 275 passengers and 13 crew on board, was forced to divert to Minneapolis, where it landed safely Wednesday evening.

Passengers say the turbulence struck without warning, just as dinner service began.

Several people who weren’t wearing seatbelts reportedly hit the ceiling. Heavy service carts and glass bottles were also reportedly thrown into the air.

Firefighters and paramedics met the aircraft at the gate, meanwhile, the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.