Nine people were injured, six of them seriously, when an Air Canada jetliner hit turbulence Thursday during a cross-country flight.
"The City of Calgary Emergency Medical Services has transported a total of six patients to area hospitals with stable but potentially life-threatening (injuries)," said Stuart Brideaux of Calgary Emergency Medical Services.
That would include injuries to do with the neck and back or other muscular skeletal-type injuries, he said, adding three more passengers suffered minor injuries.
Early media reports had said that up to 50 passengers were hurt, 10 of them seriously.
The jet, carrying 88 people from Victoria, British Columbia, to Toronto, was diverted to Calgary for an emergency landing after encountering the turbulence. It landed safely at 8:30 a.m. (1530 GMT).
One passenger said the bumps lasted 15 seconds. "It happened very fast ... One side of the plane just went up a little bit sideways and then it just sort of went back down. And our friend was really hurt ... she flew up and hit the ceiling and (came) right back down," the passenger said.
Source:Xinhua
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