Time: 18:52:00Z
Regis#: WJA1402
Aircraft Make: BOEING
Aircraft Model: 737
Event Type: Incident
Highest Injury: Unknown
Damage: None
Activity: Commercial
Flight Phase: UNKNOWN (UNK)
Aircraft Operator: WEST JET
Flight Number: WJA1402
FAA Flight Standards District Office: FAA Salt Lake City FSDO-07
City: SALT LAKE CITY
State: Utah
WEST JET FLIGHT WJA1402 BOEING 737 AIRCRAFT, REGISTRATION NOT REPORTED, ENCOUNTERED TURBULENCE, 2 FLIGHT ATTENDANTS AND 1 POB SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES, AIRCRAFT DIVERTED AND LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT, SALT LAKE CITY, UT
CALGARY – WestJet flight 1402 made an emergency landing in Salt Lake City Friday on route from Calgary to Phoenix, Arizona.
The flight left Calgary International Airport just before 1:00 p.m. It was scheduled to arrive in Phoenix at 2:24 p.m.
A company spokesperson confirmed the flight, “encountered a pocket of severe turbulence”.
WestJet said as many as three people suffered minor injuries but none required hospitalization.
Another aircraft was being sent to Salt Lake City Friday night to pick up the guests and take them the rest of the way to Phoenix. The new flight was expected to land in Phoenix around 7:40 p.m.
- Source: http://globalnews.ca
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