More than two dozen people were injured when a Delta Air Lines flight encountered severe turbulence on Wednesday evening, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in the Twin Cities.

Delta Flight 56 was scheduled to fly from Salt Lake City to Amsterdam, with 275 passengers and 13 crew members.

The flight-tracking website FlightAware showed the Airbus A330-900 took off from Salt Lake City at about 4:30 p.m. Mountain time, and made the emergency landing at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport just over two hours later — at 7:51 p.m. Central time. • Minnesota NowExpert says Delta plane likely hit 'clear air' turbulence, which can be unpredictable

In a statement, Delta said the plane “landed safely at MSP, and medical personnel met the flight upon arrival to evaluate customers

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