Emergency landing
Calgary Herald
Published: Thursday, January 10, 2008
Emergency crews are on the scene at Calgary Airport after an Air Canada plane travelling from Victoria to Toronto was hit by turbulence and passengers were injured this morning.
Nine ambulances are lined up on the departures level, ready to take patients to hospital.
Duty inspector Richard Hinse said between six and eight people were seriously injured while other passengers sustained minor injuries.
"It went up and then sideways," said one passenger, who said a friend of hers was hurt. "She flew up to the ceiling and right down."
Traffic at the airport is being diverted.
An Air Canada Airbus A319 headed from Victoria to Toronto made the unscheduled stop in Calgary at about 8:30 a.m. MT.
More details to follow.