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DULLES, Va. (AP) — A Lufthansa flight that experienced “significant turbulence” was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport and seven people on board were taken to area hospitals, officials said.
But the most dangerous type is clear-air turbulence, which can be hard to predict and often with no visible warning in the sky ahead.Storms moved across areas of Tennessee on Wednesday night, creating strong winds in the upper atmosphere, said Scott Unger, a senior forecaster with the National Weather Service in Nashville.It was very windy aloft, which could lead easily lead to the possibility of turbulence with any flight, he said.
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A Lufthansa flight that experienced “significant turbulence” was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport and seven people on board were taken to area hospitals, officials said.
A Lufthansa flight traveling from Texas to Germany was diverted to Virginia's Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday evening because of turbulence that left some passengers injured, an airport spokesperson said.
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