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Turbulence on Air Canada flight from China injures 21 | Turbulence on Air Canada flight from China injures 21 |
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A Canada-bound airliner was forced to make an emergency landing after severe turbulence injured 21 passengers, including three children, officials said. | A Canada-bound airliner was forced to make an emergency landing after severe turbulence injured 21 passengers, including three children, officials said. |
The Air Canada flight from Shanghai to Toronto was diverted to Calgary after the turbulence hit. | The Air Canada flight from Shanghai to Toronto was diverted to Calgary after the turbulence hit. |
Eight passengers suffered neck and back injuries and 13 more were taken to hospital for observation. | Eight passengers suffered neck and back injuries and 13 more were taken to hospital for observation. |
The injured were in a stable condition, an emergency services spokesman said. | |
Bing Feng, a passenger, described hearing "lots of screaming" as the plane became "like a rollercoaster". | |
Another passenger, Yi Lee, said: "To start with it was just OK, normal just up and down, and all of a sudden it was really violent and just shaking everybody. | |
"Suddenly the flight is just going down and everything is really scary. The girl sitting next to me, she was sleeping and she just fly up [to the ceiling]." | |
Gord Murray, a frequent flyer, said the turbulence was the worst he'd ever experienced. | |
Some passengers were taken off the plane strapped to stretchers. Emergency Medical Services spokesman Stuart Brideaux said the injuries were limited to non-life-threatening neck and back injuries. | |
Air Canada's chief operating officer Klaus Goersch said the passengers had been through a "very unsettling experience". | |
He praised the crew's response and said some of the injured had been quickly discharged. | |
The Boeing 777 with 332 passengers and 19 crew on board landed at Calgary without further incident, the airline said in a statement. | The Boeing 777 with 332 passengers and 19 crew on board landed at Calgary without further incident, the airline said in a statement. |
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