Flight attendant’s survival a ‘miracle’ after ejection from Air Canada jet

South China Morning Post Human InterestNews ReportEN 1 min read 100% complete by Associated PressMarch 24, 2026 at 03:46 AM
Flight attendant’s survival a ‘miracle’ after ejection from Air Canada jet

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A flight attendant, Solange Tremblay, miraculously survived after being ejected from an Air Canada jet that collided with a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Sunday night. Tremblay, still strapped in her seat, was found over 100 meters from the plane with multiple fractures to one leg. The Air Canada jet, carrying over 70 passengers, collided with the fire truck while landing, as the truck was responding to an issue with another plane. The nose of the plane was destroyed in the collision. Tragically, the pilot and co-pilot of the Air Canada jet were killed.

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The nose of the Air Canada plane was destroyed, and the pilot and co-pilot were killed.

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The jet, carrying more than 70 passengers, was landing when it collided with a fire truck.

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Solange Tremblay had multiple fractures to one leg and would need surgery.

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A flight attendant survived being thrown from an Air Canada plane that collided with a fire truck.

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At the moment of impact her seat was ejected more than 100 metres from the plane.

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South China Morning Post
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LaGuardia Airport

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