MANCHESTER, N.H. —Two New Hampshire residents are suing JetBlue, claiming that severe turbulence during a flight left them with permanent physical injuries.
In their lawsuits, Deborah and Scott Simmons claim the airline failed to take proper precautions and neglected to alert passengers to the rough weather ahead.
The two were about an hour into a flight from San Juan to Boston on Oct. 2, 2011, when, according to the lawsuits, the plane dropped suddenly without any warning to the passengers.
The lawsuits claim in part that JetBlue failed to heed warnings from federal agencies about the prevailing atmospheric conditions.
Deborah Simmons said her hot coffee spilled on her legs, resulting in first-degree burns on her right leg. She also said in her lawsuit that she suffered injuries to her head, neck and back, and now suffers from PTSD.
The claims made by Scott Simmons are similar, except that he was not burned by coffee and does not claim to suffer from PTSD.
The lawsuits are seeking unspecified damages, and the airline has until December to reply.
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