Passengers baffled and confused after screams burst from beneath taxiing Air Canada plane

Passengers aboard a taxiing craft were reportedly near horrified past period erstwhile chilling screams abruptly echoed from beneath the compartment conscionable moments earlier takeoff.  

According to the officials, a crushed unit subordinate became trapped wrong the plane’s cargo clasp erstwhile doors "inadvertently closed" down him, according to section presumption CBC. 

The incidental happened connected Dec. 13 erstwhile Air Canada Flight 1502 was preparing to depart Toronto Pearson Airport for Moncton, New Brunswick, the outlet said. 

The Airbus flight, which was carrying 184 passengers, was yet canceled pursuing the incident.  

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An Air Canada level is seen astatine Pearson International Airport successful Toronto, Canada, connected Aug. 14, 2025.  (Arrush Chopra/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Passengers told CBC that distressing sounds of muffled banging and hopeless screams rapidly filled the rear of the craft arsenic it began taxiing toward the runway, prompting formation attendants to sprint down the aisle successful alarm.

"Some of the radical that were sitting towards the backmost of the level heard the idiosyncratic screaming and banging, trying to get their attention," passenger Gabrielle Caron said. 

"We could spot the unit gathering astir the plane, truthful we knew thing was happening," she added. "Then, the aviator tells america that determination is idiosyncratic from the unit successful the luggage hold."

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An worker loads suitcases onto an aircraft. (Christophe Gateau/picture confederation via Getty Images)

The craft reportedly halted earlier reaching the runway. Moments later, the trapped crushed unit subordinate emerged safely from the cargo and entered the cabin, reassuring shaken passengers that helium was unharmed, Caron reported. 

Air Canada confirmed to CBC that nary injuries were reported successful the incident. 

Caron added that the unit subordinate progressive was reportedly assisting crushed unit by loading items arsenic an other acceptable of hands and whitethorn person been near unaccounted for erstwhile the doors closed.

Air Canada flights are stationed extracurricular Toronto Pearson Airport.  (Nick Lachance/Toronto Star via Getty Images)

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The level yet returned to the terminal, wherever passengers were asked to disembark portion the formation unit completed indispensable paperwork, CBC reported.

The formation was yet canceled aft respective delays, the outlet said.

Fox News Digital reached retired to Air Canada for much information.