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Eight injured during severe turbulence that forced New York City-bound flight to divert to MIA, officials say

Katherine Langford
Katherine Langford
Editor-in-Chief · Friday, October 9, 2026 at 4:56 PM · 1 min read
Eight injured during severe turbulence that forced New York City-bound flight to divert to MIA, officials say — CBS Miami, Coral Gables Health news
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Eight people were taken to Miami hospitals early Friday morning after a flight to New York City was forced to divert to Miami International Airport due to severe turbulence, according to officials.According to officials at Miami International Airport, Avianca Flight 42 was headed from Medell n, Colombia, to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport when the severe turbulence was reported.Miami-Dade Fire Rescue said the flight landed safely at MIA around 3:30 a.m. According to MDFR, eight people were injured, with one of those needing to be brought to a trauma center.However, airline officials told CBS News Miami that nine people three crew members and six passengers were hurt.One passenger who was at Miami International Airport when the Avianca flight was arriving said she saw several ambulances waiting to help treat those who were injured."When we arrived, when we landed, we saw that very close to where we were going to disembark, there were more than five or six ambul

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