By David Shepardson
(Reuters) -The National Transportation Safety Board said it is investigating a Delta Air Lines flight that took off on Wednesday from Salt Lake City, Utah, to Amsterdam that injured 25 people and was diverted to Minneapolis due to severe turbulence.
On Thursday, Delta said seven crew members on the Airbus A330-900 who were taken to hospitals have been released and all passengers taken to hospitals for evaluation who were willing to disclose their status to the airline have been released.
Delta said it is cooperating with the NTSB investigation.
Delta Flight 56 was diverted to Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport after experiencing “significant turbulence,” over Wyoming, Delta said.
The plane was carrying 275 passengers and 13 crew. Delta said medical personnel evaluated everyone on board after the jet had landed safely in Minneapolis.
The aircraft encountered turbulence shortly after reaching 37,000 feet (11,277.6 m), briefly climbing to about 38,000 feet before descending to just below 35,800 feet. It later stabilized at an altitude of 37,000 feet, according to flight-tracking service FlightRadar24.
Delta is operating an unscheduled flight from Minneapolis to Amsterdam Thursday evening to transport impacted customers.
(Reporting by Disha Mishra in Bengaluru and David Shepardson in Washington; Editing by Kate Mayberry and Aurora Ellis)
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