E X X ➠A L E R T S(@ExxAlerts):ALERT: Flight bound for New York City had to make an emergency landing after dropping 25,000 feet and sent 8 people to the hospital. An Avianca flight left Medellin, Colombia, bound for JFK Airport when extreme turbulence hit the plane. The plane descended around 25,000 feet in a matter of minutes and was diverted to Miami International Airport. Maria Paula Jimenez, a passenger, said that when they landed, “we saw that very close to where we were going to disembark, there were more than five or six ambulances.” 8 people were transported to the hospital, with one passenger being rushed to the Ryder Trauma Center.

2026.10.09 16:56

ALERT: Flight bound for New York City had to make an emergency landing after dropping 25,000 feet and sent 8 people to the hospital. An Avianca flight left Medellin, Colombia, bound for JFK Airport when extreme turbulence hit the plane. The plane descended around 25,000 feet in a matter of minutes and was diverted to Miami International Airport. Maria Paula Jimenez, a passenger, said that when they landed, “we saw that very close to where we were going to disembark, there were more than five or six ambulances.” 8 people were transported to the hospital, with one passenger being rushed to the Ryder Trauma Center.