Turbulent flight injures flight attendants

An unusually turbulent Continental Airlines flight from Houston (Texas) to Fort Lauderdale Florida) injured three flight attendants, according to the Associated Press. Although turbulence is a common phenomenon on most flights, it is a very rare occurrence that anyone on board is actually injured. According to Fort Lauderdale medical authorities, three female Continental flight attendants were taken away from the Fort-Lauderdale-Hollywood Airport to the nearby Broward General Medical Center immediately after the flight landed. None of the flight attendants suffered injuries that were life threatening, but they did, nevertheless, require medical attention.

One of the flight attendants was just 21 years old, while the other two were in their fifties. The flight experienced severe turbulence as it flew at about 31,000 feet above the Gulf of Mexico. None of the passengers on board, however, suffered injuries. International aviation rules require passengers to return to their seats when a flight experiences sustained turbulence, while flight attendants must at this point normally check to see that they have all fastened their seatbelt. As such, it is likely that they were injured during this process.

One of the flight attendants was taken to hospital on a stretcher, while the other two were transported in wheel chairs.

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