Plane Turbulence Causes 29 Injuries

One passenger was in critical condition while 28 others suffered minor cuts and bruises after a Boeing 747 flew into heavy turbulence on a flight from Paris. Tower Air Flight 037 landed about 2:45 p.m. EST at John F. Kennedy International Airport about a half-hour after hitting the turbulence over the Atlantic Ocean. Injured passengers were taken to Jamaica Medical Center, said Alan Hicks, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Hospital officials would not provide details of the critically injured passenger. Tower Air officials did not immediately return calls seeking comment.