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TORONTO, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Three people including two flight attendants were injured after a Porter Airlines flight hit severe turbulence prior to landing here on Saturday.
In a statement released to local media, the airline said Porter Airlines Flight 720 departing from Washington D.C. encountered the turbulence before landing at Toronto's Billy Bishop Airport at around 11 a.m. local time.
As a result, two flight attendants sustained "minor turbulence-related injuries" and were transported to hospital for treatment.
One passenger also required medical assistance on scene for a minor scrape sustained during the rough air.
There was a total of 61 people on board the Washington-Toronto flight. The airline makes multiple daily trips along the Dulles-to-Billy Bishop route.
A spokesperson for the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said they had secured the black box from the plane, and were waiting for more information before deciding whether or not a full investigation would be conducted.
Porter Airlines is a Toronto-based regional airline headquartered at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport on the Toronto Islands, offering short-haul flights to over 20 destinations within Canada and the United States. Enditem
