Oct. 31 (UPI) -- At least 15 passengers of a JetBlue flight were hospitalized after their aircraft experienced a sudden drop in altitude, according to reports that state the plane made an emergency landing in Tampa, Fla.
According to air traffic tracker Flightradar24, the Airbus A320-232 departed Cancun, Mexico, at 1:03 p.m. local time Thursday for Newark, N.J., but was diverted to Tampa, where it landed.
JetBlue told Fox News in a statement that flight 1230 experienced a "drop in altitude" and a "flight control issue," causing it to be diverted.
It landed in Tampa at around 2:18 p.m. EDT.
Tampa Bay Fire Rescue spokesperson Vivian Shedd told CNN in a statement that between 15 and 20 people were evaluated and transported to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
