JetBlue plane hit the zone of turbulence: 24 people were hospitalized

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At least the passenger 22 and the two crew members were taken to hospital on Thursday night after a JetBlue plane en route from Boston to Sacramento was in a zone of strong turbulence.

The turbulence in which the plane hit turned out to be so strong that they forced the board to land at Rapid City Airport in South Dakota. Passenger aircraft Derek Lindal told CNN broadcaster that the woman sitting in front of him was literally thrown to the ceiling, as she had not fastened her seat belt.

Another passenger of the ill-fated voyage, nurse Eileen Lynch, who assisted the wounded on board, compared the sensations she received to the “Tower of Terror” attraction in Disneyland.

The plane first hit one thunderstorm, flying over the territory of South Dakota, and immediately after this flew into another storm. Severe turbulence on board was the result of flying inside the storm front.

According to the airline company, all victims are in a stable condition.

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