Passenger arrested after flight diversion
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June 1, 2010, Tuesday
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AN Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico was forced to divert to Montreal after United States authorities refused to let the plane use its airspace, and a man onboard was taken off and arrested under an outstanding warrant.
The man, who officials did not name, was arrested on Sunday at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, said Lauren Gaches, a spokeswoman for the US Transportation Security Administration.
Other passengers on Aeromexico Flight 006 from Charles De Gaulle Airport to Mexico City were re-screened and allowed to re-board the flight, Gaches said. The plane arrived in Mexico City at about 3:30am yesterday.
As a matter of policy, the TSA does not confirm or deny whether a person appears on a government watch list.
"The United States' ability to refuse entry into its territory of any flight it deems to present a threat to its security is recognized by numerous countries and is consistent with international agreements," Gaches said.
Passengers said six Canadian police officers boarded in Montreal, handcuffed the man and led him off the aircraft. They said the man did not resist.
"He was calm as if he knew what was going to happen," said Mauricio Oliver, a 36-year-old Mexican passenger. "They handcuffed him and they took him."
Oliver said a flight attendant told him the man was from Somalia, but other passengers gave conflicting information.
French passenger Christian Collier, 63, said everyone aboard remained calm during the incident.
A spokesman for Canada Border Services said there was no incident on the aircraft. "The flight landed and we had excellent cooperation with everyone involved," he said.
The man is being detained in Montreal pending a detention hearing.
The man, who officials did not name, was arrested on Sunday at Montreal's Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, said Lauren Gaches, a spokeswoman for the US Transportation Security Administration.
Other passengers on Aeromexico Flight 006 from Charles De Gaulle Airport to Mexico City were re-screened and allowed to re-board the flight, Gaches said. The plane arrived in Mexico City at about 3:30am yesterday.
As a matter of policy, the TSA does not confirm or deny whether a person appears on a government watch list.
"The United States' ability to refuse entry into its territory of any flight it deems to present a threat to its security is recognized by numerous countries and is consistent with international agreements," Gaches said.
Passengers said six Canadian police officers boarded in Montreal, handcuffed the man and led him off the aircraft. They said the man did not resist.
"He was calm as if he knew what was going to happen," said Mauricio Oliver, a 36-year-old Mexican passenger. "They handcuffed him and they took him."
Oliver said a flight attendant told him the man was from Somalia, but other passengers gave conflicting information.
French passenger Christian Collier, 63, said everyone aboard remained calm during the incident.
A spokesman for Canada Border Services said there was no incident on the aircraft. "The flight landed and we had excellent cooperation with everyone involved," he said.
The man is being detained in Montreal pending a detention hearing.
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