Horizon Air Flight Diverted to Sac, 6 Passengers Injured

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Source: KXTV ABC News10 Sacramento



SACRAMENTO, CA - A Horizon Air flight travelling from Los Angeles to Reno diverted to Sacramento International airport Tuesday evening after six passengers suffered minor injuries due to strong turbulence.

Flight #2246 made the emergency landing around 7:00 p.m. The injured passengers were given medical care at the airport, said Gina Swankie, spokesperson for Sacramento International airport. No major injuries were reported.

Swankie said that particular plane would not continue to Reno until tomorrow. Another Horizon Air flight travelling from Seattle to Reno was scheduled to stop and pick up the 40 passengers sometime Tuesday evening.
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[roody]

1. This airline provides a great service to N. Cal with flights

from Santa Rosa.

[petronius]

2. That's pretty scary - I hate those little planes

We had some thunderstorms here on the Central Coast earlier today, I guess there was some more intense stuff scattered around the Sierra...

[medeak]

3. had quite a storm today

am driving from south of SF to Reno

[Left Coast2020]

4. Yeah..It was incredably windy this morning too.

T-Storm did roll though and I'm right along I-80.

[Retrograde]

7. listening to the air traffic controllers

flying in to SFO yesterday evening (one of United's features I like - they often make the cockpit transmissions available to passengers) it sounded pretty scary - they mentioned some flights had injuries. It's not a good sign when they order the flight crews to strap in, but the air traffic controllers managed to guide us around the worst of it.

[Captain Lance Bass]

5. Nothing turns me into a instant praying man faster than

"strong turbulence" O8)

i fly to Hawaii quite a bit from Cali....some of the worst flights in my life.

[Christa]

6. Tell me about it!

I often fly to the UK, and when I experience turbulence, I pray to ALL gods :evilgrin: :dilemma:

[Haole Girl]

11. The flight to and from Hawaii from the mainland is

notorious for strong turbulence. I do my best to sleep through it.

[AlexDeLarge]

8. I don't know if it's just me but

it seems that in the last decade or so, the winds where I live have gotten a LOT stronger. I live in Maryland, just northwest of DC. I've lived here about 30 years and the winds were usually mild in early spring and fall. But lately, they seem to have picked up in frequency and strength. Sometimes I wonder if the results of global climate change means that the winds will continually increase leading to an increase in the number of airline emergencies.

[Captain Hilts]

9. Bethesda/ChCh is consistently pretty windy. nt

[paparush]

10. Alex..my wife and I were having this exact conversation the other day...

Discussing how will G.C.C. impact air travel.

More delays.

More strong turbulence as traditionally calm routes experience more unexpected weather, etc..