A United Express flight from Aspen to Houston ran into severe turbulence while flying over Texas. Flight data shows the plane dropped 4,000 ft in less than a minute before stabilizing.

The pilots declared an emergency before diverting the flight and landing the aircraft safely in Austin. The extent of injuries suffered by any passengers onboard is not clear at this stage, although one person on the flight said on social media that another passenger suffered lost teeth.

United Express Severe Turbulence Over Texas

On Thursday, SkyWest Airlines Flight 5971 (operated on behalf of United Express) from Aspen/Pitkin County Airport (ASE) to Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) was in the final stages of the two-hour journey to Houston when it hit bad turbulence in the

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