Multiple people were sent to the hospital following what’s been reported as “severe turbulence” on an American Airlines flight from Tampa, Florida to Nashville, Tennessee on Wednesday.
Per a report from the Associated Press, the plane was diverted to the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Alabama after encountering “unexpected turbulence” while over the Pensacola region.
A total of eight people were hospitalized after the incident, which ultimately saw the plane make a safe landing in Alabama at around 3:17 p.m. local time. Per CBS News, the FAA has already confirmed it would be investigating, while the NTSB (at least at the time of this writing) had not made a final call as to whether or not to inquire further.
When reached for comment by Complex on Thursday morning, a rep for American Airlines confirmed that two flight attendants and six passengers were transported to a nearby hospital “for further evaluation.” Additional information, however, was not made public regarding the nature of injuries, although multiple reports have described them as minor. The rep also confirmed that a total of 52 customers, two pilots, and two flight attendants were aboard the flight at the time. See the full statement below.