Mounties arrest two passengers after international flight diverted to Winnipeg

WINNIPEG – RCMP say two passengers face charges after a plane travelling to Los Cabos, Mexico, from London was diverted to Winnipeg.

Mounties say they received a report on Thursday morning about an unruly passenger on the flight and arrested a 25-year-old man from the United Kingdom.

Shortly after the arrest, officers were called back to the plane about another passenger.

RCMP say a 34-year-old woman from the United Kingdom, unconnected to the man arrested earlier, was also taken into custody.

Both were charged with causing a disturbance.

The man also faces charges of resisting arrest and assaulting a police officer.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 30, 2020