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At least 35 injured from turbulence on Air Canada flight
An Air Canada flight travelling from Toronto to Sydney, Australia, with a scheduled stop in Vancouver, encountered sudden and severe turbulence Thursday, leaving at least 35 passengers with minor injuries, the airline said. Flight AC33 was diverted to Honolulu's Daniel K. Inouye International Airport around 6:46 a.m. local time, where medical staff were on standby to examine the injured. Initially 25 people were reported hurt, but after medical staff examined those on board, Air Canada… (www.cbc.ca) Ещё...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
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Google "clear air turbulence". Not everything is visible on radar.
I agree one should buckle up always but my son tells me they were about to serve a meal, people relaxed and it is a long flight with two enfants. There was no seat belt warning or announcement, that is why so many people were caught by surprise. He has a hematoma in his mid back and crashed the plastic above his seat with his head. The 6 month old baby seems ok as well as the two year old. They flew up too. The neck and elbow of my daughter-in-law hurt and they are not even among the 37 with minor injuries. I know Air Canada will do nothing for them should they need physiotherapy when they get home to Sydney. It was very unfortunate but air canada should know better and take responsibility. Even their own flight attendants got hurt.
You want Air Canada to stand responsible for an act of nature that was sudden and unpredictable ? Give your head a shake .I am sure you will be advising your son to sue to the ceiling .Please clarify what and why Air Canada should "know better ".
I'm not a big fan of Air Canada, but it's ridiculous to blame the airline for turbulence. It's not like they deliberately flew into the eyewall of a hurricane. "Clear air turbulence" is a very good description of, well, clear air turbulence. By definition, it happens in clear air and can't be seen, but if you hit it, you sure know about it.
Airlines can't enforce mandatory use of seatbelts unless you're prepared for every single flight to be diverted, probably more than once, to have offenders dragged off the plane. Every airline flight I've ever been on included the recommendation to keep your seatbelt on at all times unless you have a reason to leave your seat. It's good advice and I've always followed it. I've also flown in a wide variety of military aircraft, including fighters, so it would feel odd to me not to wear a seatbelt anyway.
I hope your family recover quickly with no lasting effects, but it was their own decision to unbuckle their seatbelts, not the airline's fault.
Airlines can't enforce mandatory use of seatbelts unless you're prepared for every single flight to be diverted, probably more than once, to have offenders dragged off the plane. Every airline flight I've ever been on included the recommendation to keep your seatbelt on at all times unless you have a reason to leave your seat. It's good advice and I've always followed it. I've also flown in a wide variety of military aircraft, including fighters, so it would feel odd to me not to wear a seatbelt anyway.
I hope your family recover quickly with no lasting effects, but it was their own decision to unbuckle their seatbelts, not the airline's fault.
They should take responsibility for what? The unstable air they flew through? The fact that people choose not to have their belts fastened? I always have mine on. Even if it's all the way loose, at least there's something to help keep me in my seat if needed.