SEATTLE— Alaska Airlines (AS) Boeing 737 MAX 9 (737-9) experienced severe turbulence on its Seattle (SEA) to Phoenix (PHX) flight, prompting medical evaluations for multiple flight attendants and one passenger on December 26, 2024.
Flight AS700 encountered turbulent conditions at approximately 2:30 p.m. MST while approaching Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.
Photo: Clément AlloingAlaska Airlines Attendants Injured
The aircraft landed at Phoenix Sky Harbor around 3:10 p.m. local time after the crew declared a medical emergency. While no passengers required hospitalization following the incident, several crew members underwent transportation to local hospitals for medical assessment.
Alaska Airlines confirmed their active support for the affected crew members during their recovery period. The airline acknowledged passenger concerns while commending the crew’s professional handling of the situation during the turbulent episode.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has launched an investigation into the incident. The regulatory body seeks to determine the causes behind the severe turbulence that affected the Seattle-originating flight.
Details regarding injury severity and specific turbulence causes remain pending official investigation.
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Photo: Clément AlloingSimilar Incidents
The National Transportation Safety Board revealed critical safety findings from Delta Air Lines (DL) flight DL175’s severe turbulence incident in August 2023. The Milan to Atlanta flight encountered violent turbulence 40 minutes before landing, prompting a comprehensive safety investigation.
On November 15, 2024, Scandinavian Airlines (SK) flight SK957 encountered severe turbulence during its Stockholm to Miami route, forcing the aircraft to divert to Copenhagen. The same day, American Airlines (AA) flight AA168 from Tokyo Haneda to New York JFK experienced turbulence that injured two flight attendants, an incident documented in the FAA’s Aviation Safety Information Analysis and Sharing report.
The Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the American Airlines incident, specifically noting “moderate to severe turbulence injuring flight attendants” over Tokyo, Japan. The incident adds to a growing list of turbulence-related injuries in commercial aviation.
Two days earlier, on November 13, 2024, Qantas (QF) flight QF528 from Sydney to Brisbane encountered turbulence that injured multiple passengers. A woman in her forties and a child under ten suffered bruising and lacerations during the incident.
The injured passengers received medical treatment at The Prince Charles Hospital in Brisbane following the flight’s safe landing, while another affected passenger declined medical assistance.
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