Air Canada provides update on Flight AC088

MONTREAL, Dec. 30, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - Air Canada provides the following update:
Flight AC088, en route to Toronto from Shanghai, was diverted to Calgary where it landed without incident at 15:23 MT (17:23 ET) today.

Air Canada teams are meeting with passengers.  At this time the airline can confirm that passengers and crew have been examined by medical personnel following turbulence encountered en route and 21 passengers have been transferred directly to local hospitals from the airport comprising eight with non-life threatening injuries and 13 for observation. Air Canada will be making arrangements to accommodate all other passengers including those continuing on to Toronto.

The passenger list indicates the Boeing 777-300ER was carrying 332 passengers and 19 crew members.

A full investigation of the incident is being undertaken.

Further details will be provided as more information becomes available.

 

SOURCE Air Canada

For further information: Isabelle Arthur (Montréal), Isabelle.arthur@aircanada.ca, 514 422-5788; Peter Fitzpatrick (Toronto), peter.fitzpatrick@aircanada.ca, 416 263-5576; Angela Mah (Vancouver), angela.mah@aircanada.ca, 604 270-5741; Internet: aircanada.com