2 injured on Southwest flight after turbulence forces emergency landing in Tampa
A flight attendant and another person on board a Southwest flight from New Orleans to Tampa were injured after the flight encountered turbulence. A Southwest Airlines flight from New Orleans to Orlando made an emergency landing in Tampa after experiencing turbulence. Two people, including a flight attendant, were injured and transported to a Tampa Bay-area medical facility. The flight landed at 8:56 a.m. after the captain declared an emergency and requested paramedics to treat any possible injuries. The two people were transported to the hospital. The plane made it to Orlando's airport, but it was delayed four-and-a-half hours.
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A Southwest Airlines flight headed to Orlando from New Orleans made an emergency landing in Tampa Wednesday after it encountered turbulence, and two people, including a flight attendant, were injured.
Southwest flight 4273 departed from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport at 6:44 a.m. and landed in Tampa at 8:56 a.m. on Wednesday after the captain declared an emergency and requested paramedics to treat anyone who may be injured, according to a statement from Southwest and available flight data.
The two people who were injured were transported to the Tampa Bay-area medical facility. Southwest told USA TODAY that one of its flight attendants was injured and transported by paramedics, but it did not confirm who the other person was.
The flight eventually made it to Orlando's airport, MCO, but Southwest reported a four-and-a-half-hour delay.
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