By MARTHA WILLIAMS, US NEWS REPORTER Published: 15:04, 1 September 2025 | Updated: 15:59, 1 September 2025 Passengers on a flight from Colorado to Texas plummeted more than 4,000 feet in under a minute, leading the aircraft to make an emergency landing and sending two people to the hospital. About 90 minutes into the flight from Aspen to Houston on …
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Flight 5971: 2 injured when United Express flight by SkyWest from Aspen, CO to Houston hits turbulence, diverts to Austin, Texas
Two passengers were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a Houston-bound United Express flight operated by SkyWest met with severe turbulence and was forced to divert to Austin, Texas, officials said. “We’re going to need a stretcher, and there is bleeding as well. SkyWest 5971,” a pilot said, according to air traffic control audio captured Thursday evening by …
Read More »SkyWest flight does “aggressive maneuver” to avoid a B-52 military aircraft, pilot says
The pilot of a SkyWest flight told passengers Friday night that he performed an “aggressive maneuver” to avoid an apparent B-52 military aircraft in-flight as he came in for a landing in Minot, North Dakota — then apologized for the sudden move. The airline said in a statement that SkyWest flight 3788, operating as Delta Connection on a flight from …
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