Published on : Wednesday, December 17, 2014
American Airlines Flight 280, a Boeing 777-200 heading to Dallas/Fort Worth airport from Incheon in South Korea was forced to make an emergency landing in Tokyo on Wednesday after hitting severe turbulence created by a fierce winter storm.
The plane was diverted to Narita International Airport in Tokyo, Japan, one of the world’s five busiest airports.
The storm is associated with a powerful ribbon of 150-200mph winds in the jet stream, approximately 38,000ft above sea level.
Medical personnel evaluated all of the 240 passengers and 15 crew members and reported injury of 15 who were immediately sent to the nearest hospital.
The Boeing 777-200 was due to arrive at DFW Airport just after 3 p.m. on Tuesday. Passengers have been transported to hotels and will continue their travel to DFW on Wednesday.
A rapidly-strengthening winter storm slammed Japan`s northernmost main island of Hokkaido and a wide swathe of the nation with typhoon-strength winds and heavy snow on Wednesday, snarling rail transport and forcing the cancellation of more than 100 flights.
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