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Date: | Friday 24 April 2009 |
Time: | |
Type: | Boeing 777-200LR |
Owner/operator: | Air Canada |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 273 |
Aircraft damage: | None |
Location: | Over the Pacific Ocean. -
Pacific Ocean
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Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
Departure airport: | Sydney-Kingsford Smith International Airport, NSW (SYD) |
Destination airport: | Vancouver. |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:The Boeing 777 (flight AC34) was forced to make an unscheduled two-hour stop in Honolulu to obtain medical treatment for 9 passengers and 2 cabin crew members after the jet encountered severe turbulence over the Pacific.
The injuries were described as " minor."
Sources:
yahoo/xtra news.
http://web.archive.org/web/20101220145906/http://www.cbc.ca:80/canada/british-columbia/story/2009/04/24/bc-air-canada-flight.html
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ACA34/history/20090424/0035Z/YSSY/CYVR
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Apr-2009 23:44 |
angels one five |
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24-Apr-2009 23:51 |
harro |
Updated |