14 Injured on United Airlines Flight Due to Turbulence

14 Injured on United Airlines Flight Due to Turbulence
A United Airlines plane sits on the tarmac at San Francisco International Airport on June 10, 2015 in San Francisco, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
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Passengers got a wild ride on a United Airlines flight from Panama City, Panama, to George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. Turbulence shook the plane so violently, 14 people suffered injuries and seven were hospitalized, ABC13 reported.

Flight 1031 took off from Panama City on Tuesday morning and hit severe turbulence about 80 miles east of Cancún in Mexican airspace, NBC reported.

Frightened passengers were being tossed around.

“Many people were crying,” Carlos Padron, one of the passengers, told ABC13.

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Petr Svab
Petr Svab
reporter
Petr Svab is a reporter covering New York. Previously, he covered national topics including politics, economy, education, and law enforcement.
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