8 Injured When JetBlue Flight From Ecuador Hits Severe Turbulence as It Approaches Fort Lauderdale

A JetBlue airplane at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Va., on March 9, 2023. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—A JetBlue flight from Ecuador to Fort Lauderdale hit extreme turbulence while landing in Florida on Monday, injuring seven passengers and a crew member, the airline said in a statement.

JetBlue flight 1256 was headed from Guayaquil, Ecuador, to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport for a landing shortly after 5 a.m. when it “experienced sudden severe turbulence as it neared Florida,” the statement said.