After landing, medical personnel met and evaluated passengers. Five injured passengers were transported to the hospital.

SkyWest flight 5690, operating as a United Express flight out of Springfield, Missouri, was headed to the George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Sunday before the early landing, according to a statement from SkyWest.

On Sunday, a United Airlines flight from Springfield, Missouri, to Houston, Texas, was diverted to Waco Regional Airport due to severe turbulence. Several other flights were diverted to Waco after being hit by turbulence generated by a nearby storm system late in the day.

After landing, medical personnel met and evaluated passengers. Five injured passengers were transported to the hospital.

Dangerous turbulence forced a United Express flight headed to Houston to make an emergency landing in Waco Sunday night, sending five people to the hospital.

A United Airlines flight operated by SkyWest was forced to divert to Waco, Texas after encounterting turbulence. Five passengers were hospitalized.

Missouri to Houston was forced to make an emergency landing in Waco Sunday night due to turbulence. SkyWest flight 5690, operating as United Express, landed safely at Waco Regional Airport ...

Five passengers were hospitalized after severe turbulence forced a United Airlines flight to make an emergency landing in Waco, Texas.

United Airlines recently opened a new lounge at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), designed for travelers who are on the go and seeking a quick snack or beverage instead of a full lounge experience.

A United Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Waco, Texas, on Sunday evening after it hit severe turbulence that injured five passengers, officials said.

SkyWest flight 5690 diverted to Waco due to severe turbulence, resulting in five passengers hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.