July 31 (Reuters) - The National Transportation Safety
Board said it is investigating a Delta Air Lines ( DAL ) flight
that took off on Wednesday from Salt Lake City, Utah, to
Amsterdam that injured 25 people and was diverted to Minneapolis
due to severe turbulence.
On Thursday, Delta said seven crew members on the Airbus
A330-900 who were taken to hospitals have been released and all
passengers taken to hospitals for evaluation who were willing to
disclose their status to the airline have been released.
Delta said it is cooperating with the NTSB
investigation.
Delta Flight 56 was diverted to Minneapolis-Saint Paul
Airport after experiencing "significant turbulence," over
Wyoming, Delta said.
The plane was carrying 275 passengers and 13 crew. Delta
said medical personnel evaluated everyone on board after the jet
had landed safely in Minneapolis.
The aircraft encountered turbulence shortly after reaching
37,000 feet (11,277.6 m), briefly climbing to about 38,000 feet
before descending to just below 35,800 feet. It later stabilized
at an altitude of 37,000 feet, according to flight-tracking
service FlightRadar24.
Delta is operating an unscheduled flight from Minneapolis to
Amsterdam Thursday evening to transport impacted customers.