A passenger aboard an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Dubai opened a cabin door and fell to the tarmac before takeoff Monday evening.
A passenger onboard an Air Canada flight scheduled to depart Toronto Pearson Airport bound for Dubai on Tuesday night sustained serious injuries after falling approximately 20 feet from an open cabin door.
The Boeing 777 was preparing for takeoff from Toronto Pearson International Airport when the incident took place.
Air Canada flight AC56 was due to depart Toronto at around 9:35 pm for the 11-hour flight to the Middle East but had to be delayed by more than six hours after the serious incident on Tuesday.
Air Canada confirmed that during the boarding of flight AC056, a passenger “who had boarded the aircraft normally,” opened a cabin door on the opposite side of the aircraft, instead of going to their seat while the aircraft was at the gate.
As a result, the passenger sustained injuries falling to the tarmac, and emergency services and authorities were called in.
Air Canada says the flight, which was scheduled to carry 319 passengers, was subsequently delayed and departed later.