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Coverage dated March 1, 2023

7 Passengers Taken to Hospitals After Turbulence Diverts Lufthansa Flight to Washington, DC Airport

Headline from NBC Chicago

Seven people were taken to hospitals after their plane suffered severe turbulence and had to be diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday night, MWAA officials said.

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  1. Richmond Times-Dispatch

    Lufthansa flight diverted to Dulles after turbulence, 7 hospitalized (opens Richmond Times-Dispatch)

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    Richmond Times-Dispatch's feed description

    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.

  2. NBC Chicago

    7 Passengers Taken to Hospitals After Turbulence Diverts Lufthansa Flight to Washington, DC Airport (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    Seven people were taken to hospitals after their plane suffered severe turbulence and had to be diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport on Wednesday night, MWAA officials said.

  3. Winchester Star

    Lufthansa flight diverted after turbulence, 7 hospitalized (opens Winchester Star)

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    Winchester Star's feed description

    Officials say a Lufthansa flight that experienced “significant turbulence” was diverted to Washington Dulles International Airport and seven people on board were taken to area hospitals. Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority

  4. NBC News

    7 hurt after Lufthansa flight experiences ‘significant turbulence,' diverts to Washington D.C. area (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The plane was flying from Austin, Texas, to Frankfurt, Germany, on Wednesday when it experienced severe turbulence over Tennessee, the FAA said.

  5. Washington Times

    Lufthansa flight diverted to Virginia after turbulence; 7 hospitalized (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    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.

  6. CBS News

    Several hospitalized after Lufthansa flight diverted to Dulles airport due to turbulence (opens CBS News)

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    The FAA said the flight, originally bound for Frankfurt, experienced "severe turbulence" over Tennessee.

  7. The Guardian

    ‘Shocking’ turbulence that hit Lufthansa flight from Texas puts seven in hospital (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Flight from Austin to Frankfurt, Germany, forced to land at airport in Virginia after encountering severe turbulence at 37,000ft

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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