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Air Canada employees restrained an out-of-control teenager who allegedly attacked one of his own relatives while the plane was in the air.
The Wednesday afternoon flight from Toronto to Calgary was diverted to Winnipeg, where the 16-year-old suspect was arrested, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said.
The suspect’s name wasn’t released because of his age, and the victim was treated on scene for minor physical injuries, according to law enforcement, which didn’t say what sparked the assault.
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This is the latest example of a disturbing trend of unruly passengers that spiked to historic levels in 2021.
The number of unruly passenger reports never topped 1,200 between 2017 and 2020, according to Federal Aviation Administration…
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