There was a three-hour delay before the plane continued its flight to Calgary.
An unexpected disruption occurred on an Air Canada flight when a 16-year-old passenger attacked his family mid-flight. According to a report, unusual circumstances led to significant detours and passengers were forced to wait for three hours. USA Today.
Air Canada Flight 137 was en route from Toronto to Calgary when the incident occurred. press statement Published by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Police said Winnipeg Richardson International Airport was notified at 12:20 p.m. local time that the plane was being diverted to Winnipeg due to an “unruly passenger assaulting a passenger on board.”
“An investigation revealed that a 16-year-old male passenger from Grande Prairie assaulted an adult male passenger, identified as a family member, while Air Canada Flight 137 was en route from Toronto to Calgary,” police said in a statement. ”
The 16-year-old boy was restrained by fellow passengers and airline staff, authorities said. It said the family was treated for “minor injuries” during the flight, and the boy was restrained and taken to hospital for a medical checkup. No other injuries were reported and the motive for the attack remains unclear.
However, there was a three-hour delay before the plane continued its flight to Calgary.
Meanwhile, Air Canada has been in the news for a while. In October, a British MP claimed he was stopped from boarding an Air Canada flight because of his name. Bedford Labor MP Mohammad Yassin was due to travel to Canada with several other members of the House of Commons Housing, Communities and Leveling Up Committee, but was detained for further questioning. I was told that it was because “his name was Muhammad.”
According to the BBC, Yassin was stopped at immigration at Heathrow Airport and in Toronto on his way back to the UK. He said he was questioned by Air Canada staff during check-in at Heathrow Airport and asked if he had a knife or other offensive weapon. The MP faced similar questions from officials on his return to the UK. He was eventually allowed to board after proving his status as a member of parliament and presenting a valid visa.
But he said the incident was “stressful and humiliating.” He told the BBC: “It’s a shame to be singled out in such an aggressive way by immigration authorities, especially when traveling in a group as a representative of the British Parliament on long-standing committee work. It was stressful and humiliating.” Although he does not expect special treatment as a member of parliament, he is concerned about how much worse his experience would have been if he had not become a member of parliament. ”
