This I was not aware of, interesting.Ryan Coke2 wrote: Along with that, they take a legal responsibility of that decision.
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We deal with flights using Medlink quite often, it would seem a vast number of airlines use their services.
Sudden drop jolts WestJet passengers
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Full probe into WestJet turbulence unlikely
Passengers praise airline's handling of incident
JAMES KELLER
Canadian Press
September 8, 2007
HALIFAX -- Two federal agencies are making routine inquiries about a Halifax-bound WestJet flight that hit turbulence, injuring several passengers with three being sent to hospital, but a full investigation into what one woman described as the scariest experience of her life appears unlikely.
Flight 80 out of Calgary was north of Sudbury on Thursday night when passengers say the plane
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felt as though it dropped several hundred metres
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There was little warning, and many passengers, including some lined up for the washroom, had no time to put on seatbelts.
Witnesses have said passengers standing up were tossed around the plane, in some cases falling on top of each other, and others hit their heads on compartments above them. Nine people were hurt. Passengers have praised WestJet's handling of the incident.
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After examining data from the aircraft, WestJet officials say the actual altitude change was 19.5 metres.
"That's certainly not to diminish the sensation those guests went through," spokesman Richard Bartrem said. "That's equivalent to a six storey fall, so it was certainly an unsettling experience for them."
Mr Bartrem said that three passengers were taken to hospital, treated and released Thursday night.
Mike Cunningham of the Transportation Safety Board said the independent body would be seeking more information from WestJet about what happened and then assess whether a full investigation is needed.
But if the board determines the airline and flight crew followed proper procedure and there aren't any major safety issues, one would be unlikely.
"We would only investigate if we thought that there was a good potential to advance aviation safety," Mr. Cunningham said yesterday.
Transport Canada spokeswoman Lucie Vignola said the department would review the incident to determine whether proper procedures were followed.
"We do a follow-up with the company, just to make sure that they were complying with the regulations that we have, and then if there are any deficiencies, then we address it immediately," she said.
WestJet categorized the turbulence as moderate and said there had been no warnings about turbulence in the area.
Mary Ellen Chesnutt, 24, who was travelling to Nova Scotia from Victoria to visit her family, said there had been light turbulence several times during the flight.
"It was probably the scariest experience I've ever had," Ms. Chesnutt said yesterday.
"I don't like to fly that much in the first place, and I was just thinking, please let me land, please let me land. I was praying a lot."
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She said the flight crew was amazing, and she praised them for staying focused and keeping the passengers calm.
Passengers praise airline's handling of incident
JAMES KELLER
Canadian Press
September 8, 2007
HALIFAX -- Two federal agencies are making routine inquiries about a Halifax-bound WestJet flight that hit turbulence, injuring several passengers with three being sent to hospital, but a full investigation into what one woman described as the scariest experience of her life appears unlikely.
Flight 80 out of Calgary was north of Sudbury on Thursday night when passengers say the plane
QUOTE
felt as though it dropped several hundred metres
.
There was little warning, and many passengers, including some lined up for the washroom, had no time to put on seatbelts.
Witnesses have said passengers standing up were tossed around the plane, in some cases falling on top of each other, and others hit their heads on compartments above them. Nine people were hurt. Passengers have praised WestJet's handling of the incident.
QUOTE
After examining data from the aircraft, WestJet officials say the actual altitude change was 19.5 metres.
"That's certainly not to diminish the sensation those guests went through," spokesman Richard Bartrem said. "That's equivalent to a six storey fall, so it was certainly an unsettling experience for them."
Mr Bartrem said that three passengers were taken to hospital, treated and released Thursday night.
Mike Cunningham of the Transportation Safety Board said the independent body would be seeking more information from WestJet about what happened and then assess whether a full investigation is needed.
But if the board determines the airline and flight crew followed proper procedure and there aren't any major safety issues, one would be unlikely.
"We would only investigate if we thought that there was a good potential to advance aviation safety," Mr. Cunningham said yesterday.
Transport Canada spokeswoman Lucie Vignola said the department would review the incident to determine whether proper procedures were followed.
"We do a follow-up with the company, just to make sure that they were complying with the regulations that we have, and then if there are any deficiencies, then we address it immediately," she said.
WestJet categorized the turbulence as moderate and said there had been no warnings about turbulence in the area.
Mary Ellen Chesnutt, 24, who was travelling to Nova Scotia from Victoria to visit her family, said there had been light turbulence several times during the flight.
"It was probably the scariest experience I've ever had," Ms. Chesnutt said yesterday.
"I don't like to fly that much in the first place, and I was just thinking, please let me land, please let me land. I was praying a lot."
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She said the flight crew was amazing, and she praised them for staying focused and keeping the passengers calm.
