Utter chaos captured on board California flight that NOSE-DIVED twice, sending 3 to hospital (VIDEO)
Severe turbulence rattled a Delta flight from Orange County to Seattle into a nose-dive two times, sending a snack tray flying into the aisle and injuring several passengers before pilots managed to pull off an emergency landing.
The Seattle-bound Delta Airlines flight was being operated by Compass Airlines and had about 60 people on board when it was shaken by severe storms ravaging the California skies on Wednesday.
According to witness Joe Justice, the turbulence was so strong it put the plane into a nosedive twice, flipping a snack cart through the aisle before pilots decided to make an emergency landing at Nevada’s Reno-Tahoe airport.
Photos taken after the shake-up showcase the chaos that took place, the cart still flipped completely onto its side with food and drink strewn across the cabin floor.
Crazy turbulence and injuries, but the @delta crew handled it perfectly, even the emergency landing. pic.twitter.com/NoJWLp5GUv
— joe justice (@JoeJustice0) February 13, 2019
One passenger, Barbara Belcher, described the situation as “chaotic and scary” but added that people nonetheless “showed up as their best selves.”
Delta 5673 because of turbulence flight diverted to Reno today. Chaotic And scary but people showed up as their best selves. #Delta,#weatherchannel, #reno, #turbulancedivertsflight, pic.twitter.com/v8zvsk6hjK
— barbara belcher (@barbara08100912) February 14, 2019
Upon landing, three people were hospitalized with minor injuries, said Regional Emergency Medical Services Authority (REMSA). Five people were injured in total, Reno-Tahoe International Airport spokesman Brian Kulpin said.
This afternoon @RenoAirport#firefighters, operations, and #REMSA worked to help passengers that were injured on a diverted flight. Three people were transported to local hospitals. Wishing everyone a speedy recovery!
— Reno-Tahoe Airport (@RenoAirport) February 13, 2019
“Delta is making resources available to take care of and support our customers. We apologize for this experience as we work to get customers to Seattle,” the company said in a statement following the incident, also offering passengers some compensatory pizza and soda while they waited for another flight.
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