Mounties investigating threat onboard Flair Airlines plane at Vancouver International Airport | 24CA News
RCMP say they’re investigating after a passenger on a Flair Airlines flight certain for Vancouver Friday evening reported a “possible threat.”
Richmond RCMP — the detachment with jurisdiction over Vancouver International Airport (YVR) — mentioned in an announcement Saturday {that a} passenger on Flight 2799 from Edmonton obtained a threatening message on their cellphone and instantly knowledgeable authorities.
A YVR spokesperson mentioned in an announcement that the airplane, which arrived at 11:44 p.m. PST on Friday, remained on the taxiway till 1 a.m. Saturday whereas Mounties investigated. Police then cleared the airplane to proceed to its gate. Passengers weren’t allowed to depart the airplane till 2:15 a.m.
24CA News has reached out to Richmond RCMP to search out out the precise nature of the menace. No one has been arrested within the incident, however RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Dennis Hwang says their investigation is “active and ongoing.”
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“At the request of the Flair Airlines crew, members of the RCMP boarded [the] Flair Airlines flight,” a Flair spokesperson mentioned in an e mail. “The passengers and crew deplaned following a brief investigation of suspicious activity in flight by a passenger.”
Under the Criminal Code, anybody caught uttering threats may very well be sentenced to jail time. Mounties say different sections of the code may apply on this case.
“The safety of the flight crew, passengers, and the public will always be of paramount concern for us,” mentioned Hwang in an announcement.
