Air Canada Boeing 787-9 experienced severe turbulence while flying over the Pacific.
The flight #AC19 departed Vancouver close to midnight for a 16-hour flight over the Pacific to Singapore.
About two hours into the flight, while cruising at 36,000 ft, the Boeing 787-9 experience severe turbulence.
According to a passenger, the cabin was full of floating food. He said “I had coffee dripping on me from the ceiling and was picking rice out of my hair afterwards.”
“Not sure how far we dropped, and how fast we dropped. But it was like one of those rides at the fair that bring you up High, and drop you fast. Stomach in throat!”
The crew asked passengers to stay buckled, no food cart and staff would not be walking around it’s necessary help. They also asked to try not to use the bathroom.
Another passenger said: “It was 1-2 hrs of hell. We got our butt’s kicked. My shirt didn’t have a dry spot, and I’m not a big/sweat guy. My wife handled it well, I was ready to pass out by the time we landed from the stress/anxiety.”
According to report, no passengers were injured during the incident despite the mess and food on roof of the cabin.