Katy Perry Air Canada Flight Crew Earns Praise After Medical Emergency

katy perry air canada flight AC779 drew unusual public praise after Perry said she watched a medical emergency on board and saw the crew move quickly. On May 22, she flew from Montreal to LAX, then used a May 23 post to spotlight the team’s attentiveness and professionalism.

AC779 from Montreal to LAX

Perry said, "Last night, I flew on an Air Canada flight AC779 from Montreal to LAX, and I watched a medical emergency happen on the plane," then added, "I was so impressed with the level of attentiveness and quick action from the crew that I just want to highlight the level of professionalism and consideration they had for the passenger." She also said, "The medical situation was resolved on the flight and everyone left OK."

The flight departed at 7:06 p.m. on May 22, later than its scheduled 6:25 p.m. departure, and landed at 9:37 p.m., eight minutes after the scheduled arrival time. The aircraft was a Boeing 737 MAX 8, which puts the crew’s handling in a tight, routine commercial setting rather than some special case with extra room or time to spare.

Air Canada Replies On X

Air Canada replied to Perry on X and asked her to reach out with more details via direct message. Regis then thanked her and said, "Thank you, Katy" and "we will make sure to send your kind words to the team onboard. We are sure they will be more than happy to see this."

That public back-and-forth leaves the operational story in a good place for the airline: the passenger said the emergency was resolved, and the carrier moved fast enough to acknowledge the praise in public and route it back to the crew. In a cabin event, that kind of response is the standard customers notice most.

May 23 Social Media Response

The May 23 post matters because it tied a routine Montreal-to-Los Angeles flight to a visible test of crew performance, and Perry chose to describe the handling rather than the disruption. She was already a figure drawing attention because of her July 2025 link to former Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau, and that wider interest gave the airline’s service a bigger audience than an ordinary cabin incident would have had.

For passengers, the useful takeaway is simple: the airline’s crew moved fast, the person involved said everyone left OK, and Air Canada has already signaled that it will carry those comments back to the team that handled AC779.