Accident: Canada B772 over Pacific on Jul 11th 2019, turbulence causes 35 injuries
An Air Canada Boeing 777-200, registration C-FNNH performing flight AC-33 from Vancouver,BC (Canada) to Sydney,NS (Australia) with 269 passengers and 15 crew, was enroute at FL340 over the Pacific Ocean about 900nm southwest of Honolulu,HI (USA) when the aircraft encountered turbulence causing a number of injuries on board. The crew decided to turn around and divert to Honolulu, where the aircraft landed safely about 2:15 hours later.
The airline reported 35 passengers received minor injuries as result of the severe clear air turbulence encounter about 2 hours past Honolulu. The passengers were taken to hotels in Honolulu until another aircraft can be dispatched.
Passengers reported fellow passengers literally went flying within the aircraft and hit the ceiling of the cabin.
Infrared Satellite Image GOES-W at Jul 11th 2019 14:30z, approx. time of occurrence (Graphics: AVH/NASA):
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