A Boeing 777-222(ER) from United Airlines is taking off from Barcelona Airport in Barcelona, Spain, on February 23, 2024.
A United Airlines aircraft.
  • Seven people were taken to hospital following a United Airlines flight on Friday.
  • The flight from Tel Aviv to Newark experienced "severe turbulence."
  • It was forced to land at New York Stewart International Airport due to a "passenger medical emergency."

Seven people were taken to hospital after a United Airlines flight bound for Newark experienced "severe turbulence" on Friday, officials said.

The flight, due to arrive from Tel Aviv, was forced to land at New York Stewart International Airport (SWF) after what the Federal Aviation Administration said was a "passenger medical emergency."