Gander RCMP arrest intoxicated and unruly passenger onboard international flight

October 26, 2017
Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador

News release

At approximately 2:30 a.m. on October 26, 2017, Gander RCMP received a call of an intoxicated and unruly passenger onboard a TUI Airlines flight.

The flight originated in Cancun, Mexico and was enroute to the United Kingdom when it made an unplanned landing in Gander. A 24-year-old British man was arrested and is being charged under provisions of the Aeronautics Act. He is being held in custody until he appears in Gander Provincial Court later this morning.

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Contact information

S/Sgt. Roger Flynn
Gander RCMP
709-256-6841

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