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applegrove

(118,022 posts)
Wed Aug 27, 2014, 10:02 PM Aug 2014

Disruptive passengers force Sunwing flight to return to Pearson Airport

Disruptive passengers force Sunwing flight to return to Pearson Airport

CBC News

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/disruptive-passengers-force-sunwing-flight-to-return-to-pearson-airport-1.2748987

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A Sunwing flight en route to Cuba was forced to turn around and return to Toronto's Pearson Airport Wednesday evening after two disruptive passengers caused a major disturbance.

The pilot of the 737 aircraft, who described the two female passengers as being disruptive "in a serious manner," reported to NORAD (North American Aerospace Defence Command) while the plane was in U.S. airspace that the aircraft was "under threat."

NORAD scrambled two Canadian Forces CF-18 fighters to intercept Sunwing Flight 656 and escort it back to Pearson.

Police officers were called to the airport around 8 p.m. ET and the two passengers were arrested when the plane landed, said George Tudos with Peel Regional Police.




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Disruptive passengers force Sunwing flight to return to Pearson Airport (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2014 OP
Women made threatening comments. applegrove Aug 2014 #1
Requiring 2 cf18 fighters.... pipoman Aug 2014 #2
Well it happened over North Carolina. NORAD was informed applegrove Aug 2014 #4
Do ya 'spose alcohol was involved or do they both just feel "entitled?" Hoppy Aug 2014 #3
It says the 2 women went into the lavatory, consumed a bunch of liquor arikara Aug 2014 #5

applegrove

(118,022 posts)
4. Well it happened over North Carolina. NORAD was informed
Wed Aug 27, 2014, 10:34 PM
Aug 2014

and just put the American jets on stand by. Perhaps the Canadian fighter jets wanted to practice?

arikara

(5,562 posts)
5. It says the 2 women went into the lavatory, consumed a bunch of liquor
Fri Aug 29, 2014, 01:52 AM
Aug 2014

then lit up a cigarette.

How could 2 people even get into one of those dinky gross little biffs? They probably burnt each other with their cigarettes and that's what started the fight.

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