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Severe turbulence grounds WestJet flight from Calgary to Phoenix, injures 3

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CALGARY – WestJet flight 1402 made an emergency landing in Salt Lake City Friday on route from Calgary to Phoenix, Arizona.

The flight left Calgary International Airport in the late morning. It was scheduled to arrive in Phoenix at 2:24 p.m.

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A company spokesperson confirmed the flight, “encountered a pocket of severe turbulence”.

WestJet said as many as three people suffered minor injuries but none required hospitalization.

Another aircraft was being sent to Salt Lake City Friday night to pick up the guests and take them the rest of the way to Phoenix. The new flight was expected to land in Phoenix around 7:40 p.m.

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