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Multiple passengers injured during turbulence on flight

Twenty-one passengers were transferred to hospitals from the airport in Alberta, Canada
Twenty-one passengers were transferred to hospitals from the airport in Alberta, Canada

Turbulence on an Air Canada flight from China injured a number of passengers yesterday and forced the plane to divert to Calgary, Alberta, the airline said.

Twenty-one passengers were transferred to hospitals from the airport - eight with non-life-threatening injuries and 13 were sent for observation, the airline said in a statement.

Air Canada flight 88 departed from Shanghai and was flying to Toronto, carrying 332 passengers and 19 crew.

The airline said it would be making arrangements to accommodate the other passengers, including those continuing onto Toronto, and that the incident was being investigated.

There was no immediate indication of what caused the turbulence.