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At least 32 passengers on a Turkish Airlines Boeing 777 flight between Istanbul and JFK injured by violent turbulence
- The flight landed at John F Kennedy Airport in New York at 5:35 pm Saturday
- Authorities claim that four people were hospitalized, one with a broken leg
- The majority of the injured were treated for bumps and bruises at the terminal
- The flight would have encountered turbulence about 45 minutes before landing
Megan Sheets For Dailymail.com
Twenty-nine passengers are being treated for injuries sustained during severe turbulence on a Turkish Airlines flight en route to John F. Kennedy International Airport, authorities said.
Spokesman Steve Coleman, of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, said four passengers had been taken to hospital after the plane landed Saturday at 5:35 pm.
One of them had a broken leg and others had bumps, bruises and cuts.
Coleman says that most of the passengers were treated inside an airport terminal.
New York City Fire Services tweeted about the incident on Saturday night, indicating that all the injured, including two children, had sustained life-threatening injuries.
The FDNY initially reported that 32 people had been injured, but the number of its victims was later reduced to 29.
Twenty-nine passengers are treated for injuries sustained during major turbulence on a Turkish Airlines flight Istanbul-New York New York Saturday evening
A spokesman for the Port Authority said four passengers had been taken to hospital after the plane landed at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Brooklyn around 5:35 pm.
The majority of the injured were treated by the FDNY in the airport terminal, according to officials
Courtesy: PIX 11
Flight 1 of Turkish Airlines reportedly encountered turbulence about 45 minutes before landing at JFK.
The Boeing 777 had taken off from Istanbul with 326 passengers and 21 crew members.
The National Meteorological Service's Meteorological Aviation Center warned pilots of severe turbulence over New England on Saturday night.
The incident comes just hours after the nearby Newark airport was forced to close all its runways after a Montreal-Fort Lauderdale flight landed urgently due to the smoke in the cargo hold.
The Meteorological Center for Aviation's National Weather Service warned pilots of severe turbulence over New England on Saturday night. The map above shows a rough air triangle above which Turkish Airlines flight would have experienced turbulence 45 minutes before landing.
The New York City Fire Department tweeted about the incident Saturday night, indicating that all the injured, including two children, had sustained life-threatening injuries.
Several FDNY vehicles were seen outside the airport terminal while the wounded were being treated
The Boeing 777 took off from Istanbul with 326 passengers and 21 crew members (photo archive)
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