Overview

• About 40 minutes after departing Salt Lake City, Flight DL56 experienced rapid altitude changes that climbed over 300 meters in under 30 seconds and descended more than 400 meters in the next half-minute, according to Flightradar24 data.
• The Airbus A330-900 safely diverted to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, touching down shortly before 8 p.m. local time.
• Unrestrained passengers and loose service carts were thrown against the cabin ceiling or floors, leading to 25 people on board being hospitalized for examination and treatment.
• No fatalities have been reported, and onboard medical teams along with local first responders met the aircraft to care for the injured.
• Delta and federal regulators are reviewing flight data and existing safety protocols to determine the cause and strengthen in-flight turbulence procedures.