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Man held after Air Canada plane forced to land
An Air Canada flight bound for Germany was forced to make an unscheduled landing in Montreal following an altercation between two passengers.
Updated on: Dec 31, 2009, 11:27:27 IST
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Air Canada has said that a flight bound for Germany made an unscheduled landing in Montreal following an altercation between two passengers.
Air Canada spokesman John Reber said that the incident occurred on Wednesday night, on a flight headed to Frankfurt from Toronto. Reber says police were waiting when the plane landed at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport at about 7:30 p.m. local time.
One passenger was taken into custody and the flight departed at 8:40 p.m. local time.
Police spokesman Const. Olivier Lapointe says a Toronto man is in custody and is expected to be charged with causing a public disturbance. Reber says the other passenger remained on the flight.
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