Turbulence On American Airlines Flight From Tampa International Results In 8 People Being Hospitalized

Have you ever been on a really bumpy flight? Passengers on a flight out of Tampa and traveling to Birmingham expereinced some serious turbulence on Wednesday.

CBS News is reporting on the incident.

It was an American Airlines flight and representatives from American said that even though there was the "unexpected turbulence," the plane landed safely in Birmingham, Alabama. Unfortunately, a total of eight people were hospitalized for further evaluation after the flight, including two flight attendants and six passengers.

There is no additional information available as to what caused the passengers' injuries, but it is assumed to be related to the turbulence. The plane had 52 passengers on board, as well as two pilots and two flight attendants. The incident will be investigated by the Federal Aviation Administration.

I've never been on a horrifically turbulent flight, but I have been on two flights where we were about to land and then shot back up into the sky. I believe it's called an aborted landing. I will have to double check on the terminology with our resident flying expert, MJ. In any case, it's pretty scary. You feel the descent and then the quick move to rocket back up into the sky. The even scarier thought is that usually this happens when another plane might be trying to land at the same time so the pilot is potentially avoiding a crash. It's particularly scary when it happens, and then you don't hear anything over the intercom for a few minutes from the pilot because he is busy making his moves. You're like, "Uh...what's happening?"

Oh boy...safe travels! And when you think about the poor folks on this flight who were injured, it's a good reminder to keep your seat belt on during your flight.

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Tampa International Airport (TPA) is one of the best airports around. Locals know it, Floridians know it, and so does North America. According to the J.D. Power 2021 North America Airport Satisfaction Survey, TPA has proven it's been able to uphold its customer satisfaction even with labor shortages being at an all time low.

The survey was based on "overall travel satisfaction" based on terminal facilities, airport arrival/departure, baggage claim, security check, check-in/baggage check, food, beverage and retail.

(To see the full press release, click here.)

Here are the top 10 best large airports for customer satisfaction. See where Tampa makes the list.

Note: Scores are calculated based on a 1,000 point scale.

Reagan scored 804 points on the survey.

J.D. Power gave SAT 813 points.

San Diego International scored just one point above its "San" sister airport with 814 points. I wonder if they were given the extra point for this view.

Another Texas airport makes the list. AUS scored 819 points. They also have an interesting shaped hotel.

Nashville received 820 points. If you're wondering why Nashville isn't simply NSA, BNA stands for Barry Field Nashville.

J.D. Power ranked SLC with 826 points. Looks like they also have a Panera.

Another Texas airport makes the list at 829 points. It's not Tampa, but this pooch looks happy.

Apparently, RDU climbed from 9th to 3rd with 841 points. Also, seeing another city celebrate their "area code" day is like looking into another universe.

Wooo! Tampa ranks number 2 on the J.D. Power survey. No complaints here! TPA scored 843 points.

MSY beats out TPA by just one point. The New Orleans airport scored 844 points. Who knows, maybe TPA will take the number one spot next year.