Eight people were hospitalized after a New York City-bound flight was diverted following severe turbulence on Friday, a spokesperson for the Miami-Dade Aviation Department told Fox News Digital.
Avianca Flight 042 took off from Medellin, Colombia and landed in Miami around 3:30 a.m. local time.
After the eight injured passengers were directed to a local hospital, the remaining passengers departed for New York's John F. Kennedy Airport at 8:15 a.m., the spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
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The Avianca flight was headed from Colombia to New York City when the turbulence forced it to divert to MIA, officials say.
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