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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - An Allegiant Air flight was diverted to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Thursday afternoon because of turbulence. 
  
 Allegiant Air flight 7001 was en route from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, to Pittsburgh when it was diverted to Fort Lauderdale because of "severe turbulence and injuries to passengers," the airline said in a statement. 
  
 Broward Sheriff's Office Department of Fire Rescue spokesman Mike Jachles said four flight attendants and three passengers were injured and taken to Broward Health Medical Center. 
  
 The plane landed safely at 2:43 p.m. 
  
 There were 137 passengers and six crew members on board at the time. 
  
 Local 10 News reporter Andrew Perez spoke with some of the passengers on the flight about the ordeal. 
  
 "I thought this was the end," passenger Gisela Arrow told Local 10. 
  
 Passengers said the turbulence caught everyone on board by surprise. 
  
 "It was a real quick shake, and then it just dropped," passenger Wendy Presto said. 
  
 Amanda Kuhn said she ran to help one of the injured flight attendants. 
  
 "I saw her face smash off of the cabinets in the back of the plane," Kuhn said. "She was covered in blood and couldn't breathe, so I just ran up and got ice and paper towel." 
  
 Kuhn said there were two nurses on the flight who also helped. 
  
 "The two nurses came back and attended to the flight attendants and to my father," she said. 
  
 Allegiant Air said the flight left Fort Lauderdale at 8:33 p.m. 
  
 Copyright 2016 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved. ||||| An Allegiant Air flight bound for Pittsburgh from Punta Cana was diverted to Florida on Thursday afternoon after four crew members and three passengers were injured during turbulence. 
  
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 "We were flying normal, I was actually sleeping and I heard a little jolt and then all of a sudden a big jolt and I looked over at my mom and she was like flying up in the air," passenger Heather Osborne said. "I actually had my seat belt on, my mom didn't. I saw her flying in the air, she hit hear head and hit her hip area. Five injured people were taken to the hospital." 
  
 "I have people's blood on my feet," said Amanda Kuhn, who was bruised during the turbulence. 
  
 According to the airline, Flight 7001 was a charter service operated on behalf of Apple Vacations en route from Punta Cana International Airport to Pittsburgh International Airport when it was diverted to Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport at approximately 1:37 p.m. after reports of severe turbulence and injuries to passengers. 
  
 Flight 7001 landed safely in Fort Lauderdale at 2:43 p.m. Emergency medical personnel met the plane and cared for passengers and crew. There were 137 passengers and six crew members on board, according to the airline. 
  
 The Broward County sheriff's office says the injuries weren't life-threatening. The most seriously hurt was a flight attendant who had head injuries. 
  
 The airline arranged other flights for the passengers, but some opted to drive home. 
  
 Four other Allegiant flights scheduled for Thursday had to be rescheduled to Friday because the plane was taken out of service for inspection to be sure there was no damage. 
  
 Travelers heading out of Pittsburgh on Friday told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 that they heard about the incident and have also experienced turbulence on flights. 
  
 "It just depends on how rough the turbulence gets," traveler Jeff Vaughn said. "Sometimes it's pretty bad." 
  
 "I just put my trust in the Lord and just let him take care of things," he said. 
  
 "I've been through some turbulence before on the smaller planes," traveler Tony Alaimo said. "It doesn't bother you. You just sit down and go and get to your destination and take your chance. The parkway is more dangerous then the airplanes." |||||
Passengers on an Allegiant Airlines flight to Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon had hopefully just enjoyed a relaxing vacation in the Dominican Republic, because the trip home from Punta Cana International Airport proved, well, stressful. Three passengers and four flight attendants had to be hospitalized after "severe turbulence," which caused the plane to divert to Florida, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. An official tells NBC Miami that people suffered non-life-threatening bruises, lacerations, facial fractures, and a head injury. "I thought, 'the plane's going down, and I'm going to die,'" a passenger tells the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Another calls it "unreal." Allegiant officials say the turbulence began when the plane—carrying 137 passengers and six crew members—was flying at about 36,000 feet. There was "a little jolt and then all of a sudden a big jolt and I looked over at my mom and she was like flying up in the air," a passenger tells WTAE, noting her mom wasn't wearing a seat belt. Passenger Amanda Kuhn tells WPLG she saw a flight attendant's face "smash off of the cabinets in the back of the plane," leaving the attendant "covered in blood." In speaking to WTAE, Kuhn says she was left with "people's blood on my feet." Flight 7001 landed in Fort Lauderdale at 2:43pm EST, just under an hour after the turbulence occurred; uninjured passengers departed on a different plane about six hours later.