Overview

• Flight DL56, an Airbus A330-900 with 275 passengers and 13 crew, abruptly climbed over 1,000 feet then plunged about 1,350 feet in under a minute en route to Amsterdam.
• Pilots diverted to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport where the plane landed safely around 7:25 p.m. and was met by fire crews and paramedics.
• Twenty-five people suffered injuries from the severe turbulence, were taken to local hospitals for evaluation and care, and most have since been released.
• Delta Air Lines expressed gratitude to emergency responders and deployed its care team to support passengers’ needs and arrange onward travel.
• The FAA and NTSB have opened formal investigations into the airline’s turbulence-avoidance procedures and the causes of the sudden altitude changes amid rising clear-air turbulence linked to climate shifts.