CO Flight 128 GIG to IAH 20 Injured
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CO Flight 128 GIG to IAH 20 Injured
Fox news is reporting CO flight 128 diverted to MIA due to passengers injured from turbulence. They are saying over 20 passengers are injured.
26 Injured on Turbulent Flight, Diverted to Miami
Monday, August 03, 2009
Fire rescue officials in Miami say four people were seriously injured when a Continental Airlines flight from Rio de Janeiro experienced turbulence mid-flight.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesman Elkin Sierra says 26 people were injured. Four are in serious condition. Another 22 with bumps and bruises are in stable condition.
Miami International Airport spokesman Marc Henderson says Continental flight 128, which was traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Houston, was diverted to Miami. He says 168 people were on board.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the plane landed safely at 5:30 a.m. Monday. The plane reported hitting severe turbulence at 4:30 am.
26 Injured on Turbulent Flight, Diverted to Miami
Monday, August 03, 2009
Fire rescue officials in Miami say four people were seriously injured when a Continental Airlines flight from Rio de Janeiro experienced turbulence mid-flight.
Miami-Dade Fire Rescue spokesman Elkin Sierra says 26 people were injured. Four are in serious condition. Another 22 with bumps and bruises are in stable condition.
Miami International Airport spokesman Marc Henderson says Continental flight 128, which was traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Houston, was diverted to Miami. He says 168 people were on board.
Federal Aviation Administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen says the plane landed safely at 5:30 a.m. Monday. The plane reported hitting severe turbulence at 4:30 am.
Last edited by Mtbroxs; Aug 3, 2009 at 5:05 am Reason: update info
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more evidence for keeping those seatbelts fastened.
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Could have been worse ...Glad it wasn't
Yeah I will be on that flight next Tuesday so I am at least pleased to not hear the very worst possible that could have happened didn't happen . I am glad that everyone could at least walkaway and the plane was able to land.
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Must not be fun...
I've never been on such a turbulent flight that people were lifted, that must be an eye opener for sure. 'Knock on wood!
I hope everyone recovers soon.
I hope everyone recovers soon.
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Agreed, I hope everyone is alright. I haven't heard of any major tropical storms down near the Caribbean, but would be interested if that had anything to do with this.
I wonder when we will see 3-point seatbelts on airplanes.
I wonder when we will see 3-point seatbelts on airplanes.
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It is the flight crew I worry about most in these situations as they are often on their feet with little protection from unexpected turbulence.
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Anyone know where that plane goes after it lands in IAH? According to co.com it does NOT go to EWR as the 10:30 or 11:30 767-200 aircraft.
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People, please wear your seatbelts.
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Was on a flight last week on a CR7 when we hit moderate turbulence. In moderate turbulence one can be injured quite easily; The FA's were up and had to hold on real tight, then ran to their jumpseats. As soon as we hit that first patch, the first thing I thought of was the FA's doing trash collection.
Pax next to me was really white knuckling it. I kind of enjoy turbulence - provided it doesn't get any worse than moderate, kind of fun when you hit the negative G's - repeatedly; but it is must that you be buckled in.
We hit this patch of turbulence while going around large severe t-storms on initial decent - however, we still had to fly through the cloud-tops of some quickly growing cumulonimbus clouds at the top of the smaller storms. Pilot did good at keeping away from the big storms, which topped out around 40,000 ft.
I was on the wing in the emergency exit - I find sitting over the wing is usually the most stable place on the aircraft.
T-Storm Related: You never want to hear these words while on a flight and you must be somewhere, "Ladies & Gentlemen, I need to give you an important update from the flight deck - a large thunderstorm cell is parked over Memphis; we've reached minimum fuel and must divert to Huntsville. Flight Attendants, please prepare for arrival"
Always best to be safe - I still made it home that night!
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CNN: "The Boeing 767-200 hit turbulence about 50 miles north of the Dominican Republic at about 38,000 feet, according to an official with the Federal Aviation Administration"
That's way off the normal path for a GIG - IAH flight - it generally flies in a line ove Medellin, Yucatan peninsula,then into IAH
I'll be on CO 128 in a couple of weeks... I'm not worried and I'll keep my seat belt on.... I think last night's flight was the first of the regular scheduled IAH - GIG direct route....
That's way off the normal path for a GIG - IAH flight - it generally flies in a line ove Medellin, Yucatan peninsula,then into IAH
I'll be on CO 128 in a couple of weeks... I'm not worried and I'll keep my seat belt on.... I think last night's flight was the first of the regular scheduled IAH - GIG direct route....
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Aside from the flight crew... I'll bet "of the dozens" of people that were hurt, most were in their seats NOT wearing their belts. I can't remember when I've had a flight and the captain DIDN'T remind people to always have their belts on for this exact reason.
Oh and this quote from the CNN article...
...It landed in Miami an hour later with its seat belt signs illuminated, the airline said.
What? You mean on landing the sign is not normally illuminated?
Oh and this quote from the CNN article...
...It landed in Miami an hour later with its seat belt signs illuminated, the airline said.
What? You mean on landing the sign is not normally illuminated?
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Looks like this was the inaugural flight for CO128:
HOUSTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced that it will launch daily nonstop flights between its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental Airport and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and through flight service between New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro beginning August 1, 2009. Effective today, the airline has made seat inventory available for sale in preparation for the start of service.
Continental plans to operate the daily service using a Boeing 767-200 aircraft, with 25 seats in BusinessFirst and 149 seats in economy. Flight CO129 will depart Houston at 9:15 p.m. arriving in Rio de Janeiro at 9:15 a.m. the next day. The return flight CO128 will depart Rio de Janeiro at 9:45 p.m. and arrive in Houston the following morning at 6:00 a.m. The nonstop flight will be timed to offer convenient flight connections at Continental's Houston hub to cities throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia.
HOUSTON, May 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Continental Airlines (NYSE: CAL) today announced that it will launch daily nonstop flights between its Houston hub at Bush Intercontinental Airport and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and through flight service between New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro beginning August 1, 2009. Effective today, the airline has made seat inventory available for sale in preparation for the start of service.
Continental plans to operate the daily service using a Boeing 767-200 aircraft, with 25 seats in BusinessFirst and 149 seats in economy. Flight CO129 will depart Houston at 9:15 p.m. arriving in Rio de Janeiro at 9:15 a.m. the next day. The return flight CO128 will depart Rio de Janeiro at 9:45 p.m. and arrive in Houston the following morning at 6:00 a.m. The nonstop flight will be timed to offer convenient flight connections at Continental's Houston hub to cities throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe and Asia.