“But at this time it’s certainly to be over-emphasized that indeed they are non-life-threatening”, said Stuart Brideaux, the Emergency Medical Services Public Education Officer.
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Air Canada flight 88 departed from Shanghai and was headed to Toronto, carrying 332 passengers and 19 crew, according to the statement.
The airline also confirmed in a tweet that some passengers would be hospitalized.
Yi Re, one of the first passengers to exit the plane, said passengers didn’t know if the aircraft would survive the turbulence.
The aircraft was forced to land at Calgary International Airport, where ambulances lined up outside to take the injured to hospital.
One passenger, Bing Feng, said she was thinking about her parents and siblings.
Air Canada flight AC088 en route to Toronto from Shanghai was hit by turbulence and was diverted from its way on Wednesday. “There was a lot of screaming and a lot of kids crying”. Paramedics assisted an additional four passengers on board the plane but they were not transported to hospital. The injured passengers were all later said to be in a stable condition.
EMS Calgary had about 40 minutes notice that the flight was being diverted.
“I flew out and hit the wall, so I got damaged”, he said. “All the crew were very professional, handled themselves really well”.
The Montreal resident said she was anxious she might never see her children again.
A screenshot of the altitude change on the Air Canada flight.
Some recalled that passengers were told by an announcement in the cabin to put on their seatbelts before the severe turbulence started.
The flight landed in Toronto at 6 a.m. He was taken into custody after arriving at the airport.
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An investigation will be carried out by the Transportation Safety Board focusing on the plane’s digital flight recorder as well as the voice recorder in the cockpit and interviews with crewmembers.
