While other passengers were still boarding an Air Canada flight on 8 January, one man, instead of taking his seat, proceeded to open a door on the other side of the plane and fell out of the aircraft.
Flight AC056 was supposed to depart Toronto Pearson International Airport and head to Dubai. The Boeing 777 was stationed at the gate while the 319 passengers it was supposed to take to Dubai were boarding. While the rest of the passengers were still going onto the plane through one door, one yet unnamed man, opened another door on the other side of the aircraft, falling 6 metres down onto the tarmac.
The man “had boarded the aircraft normally” and “all of our approved boarding and cabin operating procedures were followed”, Air Canada told Global News. The airline is working with airport and local authorities to investigate the incident, which led to an almost 6-hour delay for the flight.
“Through investigation, it was determined that the individual was in a state of…
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