Eleven people were injured and sent to the hospital after their Delta flight from Milan to Atlanta 'experienced severe turbulence,' the airline said
The airline said U.S. Customs and Border Protection “ensured passengers needing medical attention were appropriately cleared to continue,” and customers who were not injured were provided accommodations, food and re-booking services.resulting from eddies and vertical currents" associated with fronts, wind shear, thunderstorms or other weather events, according to the National Weather Service.
The agency said severe turbulence can cause "large and abrupt changes in altitude" and "large variations in indicated airspeed," which can cause passengers to "be forced violently against their seat belts." It said the plane can be "momentarily out of control."
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