5 hurt as nearly 2 dozen airplanes are diverted from Denver Airport due to severe weather
Upon arrival at the airport, five passengers required medical assistance during the event, with one person transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
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DENVER, Colo. – Summer travel plans have taken a turn for the worse in Denver, Colorado, as nearly two dozen flights were diverted due to severe weather conditions this week.
According to Colorado Springs Airport, 22 airplanes were diverted from Denver International Airport to Colorado Springs due to severe weather that created unsafe flying conditions.
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Upon arrival at the airport on Monday evening, five passengers needed medical assistance, with one victim transported to a local hospital for further evaluation.
Frontier Airlines Inc. planes sit in the rain on the tarmac at Denver International Airport (DIA) in Denver, Colorado, U.S., on Tuesday, April 4, 2017. Frontier Airlines Inc., the no-frills U.S. carrier whose aircraft feature animals on the tails, is aiming to go public as soon as the second quarter, people with knowledge of the matter said.
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Turbulence on a flight is broken down into four categories: light, moderate, severe and extreme.
Turbulence can range from insignificant bumps to severe enough to momentarily throw the plane out of control or cause structural damage.
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This comes as the Denver area experiences wet weather on Tuesday, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
By the end of the evening, all aircraft had resumed normal operations, successfully concluding the diversion.
The victim that was transported to the hospital is in stable condition.