Police are now recommending charges against 10 passengers that officers had to remove from a Mexico-bound flight at Vancouver International Airport over the weekend.
Richmond RCMP responded to a report of “unruly passengers” aboard a WestJet aircraft on April 11 at approximately 7:30 a.m., the federal policing service said in a press release.
The passengers aboard the flight, set to depart for Cabo San Lucas, allegedly failed to comply with flight crew instructions, resulting in safety issues and a delay in takeoff, police said.
“Richmond RCMP officers attended and worked with airline staff to safely de-escalate the situation, which included directing passengers to deplane,” the Mounties wrote in a statement….