空客A320客机于周四晚上10点40分从哥伦比亚麦德林起飞，原定飞往纽约肯尼迪国际机场，但在飞行约三小时后因遭遇严重颠簸而改道飞往迈阿密。
The Airbus A320 departed Medellin, Colombia, at 10:40 pm Thursday for New York's JFK Airport but diverted to Miami around three hours later following severe turbulence.
据《纽约邮报》报道，周五早上，一架飞往纽约的阿维安卡航空航班遭遇严重颠簸，飞机在骤降2.5万英尺后被迫在迈阿密紧急降落，至少八人因此被送往医院。《纽约邮报》援引相关报道称，至少一名受伤乘客被送往创伤中心。
At least eight people were hospitalised on Friday morning after severe turbulence struck an Avianca flight bound for New York, forcing the aircraft to make an emergency landing in Miami following a steep descent of 25,000 feet, the New York Post reported. At least one injured passenger was taken to a trauma centre, NYP said, quoting reports.
这架空客A320客机于周四当地时间晚上10点40分从哥伦比亚麦德林起飞，原定飞往纽约约翰·F·肯尼迪国际机场（JFK）。然而，由于遭遇颠簸，航班在起飞约三小时后改道飞往迈阿密。
The Airbus A320 had departed Medelln, Colombia, at 10:40 pm local time on Thursday, bound for New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). However, the flight was diverted to Miami around three hours after departure following the turbulence.
根据FlightRadar24的数据，该飞机在向北飞行途中，曾爬升至约3.5万英尺的高度。
According to FlightRadar24 data, the aircraft had climbed to approximately 35,000 feet while flying over Jamaica and Cuba on its northbound journey.
报道称，在飞行约两小时半后，飞机开始急剧下降，几分钟内高度骤降约2.5万英尺，并于凌晨3点30分左右在迈阿密降落。
About two-and-a-half hours into the flight, it began a sharp descent, losing around 25,000 feet within minutes before landing in Miami at approximately 3:30 am, the report added.
迈阿密-戴德消防救援部门确认，飞机降落后有“多名乘客”受伤。紧急医疗团队已部署在停机坪上，数辆救护车随时准备为乘客提供救助。
Miami-Dade Fire and Rescue officials confirmed that “Multiple patients” had sustained injuries after the aircraft landed. Emergency medical teams were positioned on the tarmac, with several ambulances waiting to assist passengers.
WSVN报道称，其中一名伤者被送往莱德创伤中心。目前，当局尚未透露住院乘客的具体伤情。一名乘客在接受媒体采访时描述了抵达迈阿密时的异常场景。
One of the injured was taken to the Ryder Trauma Center, a WSVN report said. Authorities have not disclosed the full extent of the injuries sustained by those hospitalised. One of the passenger described the unusual scene upon arrival in Miami while speaking to the media.
她说：“当我们抵达、降落时，我们看到在即将下机的地方附近，停着五六辆以上的救护车。”
"When we arrived, when we landed, we saw that very close to where we were going to disembark, there were more than five or six ambulances," she said.
“其中七辆车的警示灯都亮着，仿佛在等待什么。我们到达时，嗯，你知道的，那场面很不寻常。”
"Seven of them with their lights on as if they were waiting for something. When we arrived, well, you know, it wasn’t normal".
部分媒体渠道获得的视频画面显示，事发后，乘客头部敷着冰袋，并被要求保持坐姿。
Video footage seen by some media channels appeared to show passengers with ice packs on their heads while being instructed to remain seated following the incident.
目前尚未公布飞机在遭遇气流颠簸时机上乘客和机组人员的确切人数。导致飞机突然下降的具体原因以及受伤情况的严重程度仍不清楚。
The exact number of passengers and crew members aboard the aircraft at the time of the turbulence has not been disclosed. Details regarding the circumstances that led to the sudden descent and the severity of the injuries remain limited.
与此同时，另一架阿维安卡航空公司的航班原定于周五上午8点25分从迈阿密飞往JFK机场。报道称，关于受影响的乘客以及该航空公司在紧急降落后的相关安排，目前尚未有进一步消息。
Meanwhile, another Avianca flight was scheduled to depart Miami for JFK at 8:25 am on Friday. Further details on the affected passengers and the airline’s arrangements following the emergency landing were not immediately available, the report said.