At least six flyers were hospitalised after a United Airlines flight was diverted due to severe turbulence. The Boeing 787 flight travelling from Tel Aviv was bound for Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey on Friday. However, due to “high winds” and a “passenger medical emergency,” the plane was forced to land at New York Stewart International Airport.
Why was United Airlines flight bound for New Jersey diverted to New York?
United Airlines issued a statement on the incident, saying that one flyer was deplaned due to a medical emergency while “a few other customers were seen by medical personnel for possible motion sickness.” The United Flight 85 landed safely upon diversion at around 6:45, per Fox News.
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