Passengers Vomit, Pass Out on Southwest Flight That Hospitalized 2 Attendants

A Chicago-bound Southwest Airlines flight encountered strong turbulence after leaving Boston's Logan International Airport Monday night and was forced to turn back. Two flight attendants were injured and taken to a local hospital after landing.

Flight 147, which was scheduled to land at Chicago Midway International Airport at 11:50 p.m., landed uneventfully just after midnight Eastern time. Customers reported no serious injuries, according to a statement from Southwest Airlines.

According to an NBC-Chicago report, several of the flight's passengers became ill as well and some passed out and were vomiting. Some said it felt like the plane "suddenly stopped" before falling.

A new flight crew took the 133 passengers to Midway and arrived at about 4 a.m. in Chicago.

“I felt the pressure in my chair and it was pretty crazy,” passenger Nick Piker told CBS Chicago. “It left me a little disoriented just sitting in my chair, and then immediately after I heard the flight attendant say they needed medical help in the back.”