Air Canada passengers to resume trip to Australia after emergency landing in Honolulu
Posted July 12, 2019 9:08 am.
Last Updated July 12, 2019 4:23 pm.
HONOLULU (NEWS 1130) – Passengers on board an Air Canada flight, that made an emergency landing in Honolulu because of turbulence, are resuming their travel plans.
The flight, which originally took off from Toronto on Wednesday and made a stopover in Vancouver, is expected to continue on its way to Sydney, Australia Friday afternoon.
Thirty-seven people were hurt when the flight hit what the airline has called “unforecasted and sudden turbulence” about two hours past Hawaii on Thursday, forcing pilots to turn the plane around to make the unscheduled stop in Honolulu.
Thirty people were taken to hospital after being thrown around the cabin, with injuries ranging from cuts and bruises, to back and neck injuries. Nine people suffered serious injuries. All were released on Friday.
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People on board the flight described a gut-churning drop in altitude that slammed passengers and flight attendants into the ceiling.
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Linda Woodhouse, an Albertan who is moving to Australia, said people had just begun to wake up and move around when the airplane experienced several seconds of turbulence. A few moments later, she said, “the plane just dropped.”
Passengers and crew spent the night in hotels and the people sent to hospital have since been released.
The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200, had 269 passengers and 15 crew members on board.
– With files the Canadian Press
