Police took a man off an Air Canada Jazz flight in Kelowna, B.C., Tuesday after a disturbance on the flight from Vancouver to Fort McMurray, Alberta forced the pilot to make an unscheduled stop.
Police say the man stole some beer from the beverage cart on the plane and tried to hide the evidence by flushing the empty can down the toilet.
Airport Communications Officer Jenelle Turpin says the pilot made the decision to land in Kelowna and call in the Mounties.
When the plane landed the RCMP took one man away in handcuffs, while questioning two others before releasing them.
It never ceases to amaze me the stupid things people do that get flights diverted. I guess a dunderhead in the sky is no different than a dunderhead on the ground.
It never ceases to amaze me the stupid things people do that get flights diverted. I guess a dunderhead in the sky is no different than a dunderhead on the ground.
One in the sky can be much more dangerous than one on the ground!
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Another (random) thought - what will this guy get charged with? Theft under $5000? Public nuisance? Reckless endangerment? Uttering threats (I assume he did this)?
Since the flight was YVR - YMM I guess it's a transborder issue and therefore falls under federal law and not provincial.
It never ceases to amaze me the stupid things people do that get flights diverted. I guess a dunderhead in the sky is no different than a dunderhead on the ground.
Incident: Jazz CRJ2 near Kelowna on Oct 13th 2009, unruly passenger
An Air Canada Jazz Canadair CRJ-200, flight QK-8460 from Vancouver,BC to Fort McMurray,AB (Canada), was enroute at FL310 north of Kelowna,BC when a group of three intoxicated passengers became unruly prompting the crew to divert to Kelowna. The airplane landed safely 25 minutes later, the three were handed over to police under suspect of having stolen alcohol on board.
The airplane reached Ft. McMurray with a delay of 75 minutes.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police reported, that one of the three had stolen a can of beer from the service trolley and subsequently attempted to dispose of the evidence by flushing the can down the toilet. The man was taken into custody facing charges, the other two were released after interviews.
