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Two United Airways passengers had been hospitalized final week after the airplane needed to abruptly gradual its descent to San Francisco Worldwide Airport to keep away from one other plane, the airline mentioned.
The plane started its descent with the seatbelt signal on when the pilots made the maneuver “to account for another aircraft at a lower altitude,” in response to the airline.
“Two customers, including one who was out of their seat at the time, reported possible injuries and were transported to a hospital,” United Airways mentioned within the assertion. “We’re grateful to our crew for their efforts to ensure the safety of our employees and customers.”
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The plane landed safely after slowing its descent to San Francisco Worldwide Airport final week, officers mentioned. (Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto by way of Getty Photos, File / Getty Photos)
Pilots aboard the plane responded to an onboard alert that one other plane “was in the vicinity,” the FAA mentioned. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP by way of Getty Photos, File / Getty Photos)
“United Airlines Flight 2428 responded to an onboard alert which occurred around 12:45 p.m. local time on Thursday, Sept. 19 in Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center Airspace that another aircraft was in the vicinity,” the FAA mentioned. “The United flight landed safely at San Francisco International Airport.”
Two passengers aboard the United flight had been taken to the hospital after reporting potential accidents, the airline mentioned. (Robert Alexander/Getty Photos / Getty Photos)
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The FAA mentioned “there was no loss of safe separation,” which signifies that the 2 plane maintained a minimal distance from each other.
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Final month, a United Airways flight touring from Cancun to Chicago was diverted to Memphis, Tennessee, after the airplane encountered “a brief period of severe turbulence” that left one passenger hospitalized and 6 others injured, officers mentioned on the time.