Air Canada sending $5,000 checks to passengers on plane that crash-landed

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Passengers on the Air Canada flight that crash-landed last week say they have received checks from the airline for CAD$5,000 ($4,015).

Flight 624, an Airbus A320, landed short of the runway in Halifax, Nova Scotia; it then hit a power line, and knocked out power at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Twenty-three passengers and crew were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

"We are reaching out to you further to your unfortunate experience on board Air Canada flight AC624 on March 28, 2015, which had to do an emergency evacuation after an accident upon landing in Halifax," reads one letter sent to a customer that was obtained by CBC News. Read more...

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