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Man arrested for claiming to have coronavirus on plane, forcing it to return to Toronto

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Peel police have arrested a man for mischief after he reportedly told a plane full of people bound for Jamaica that he had coronavirus, forcing it to return to Toronto. The WestJet flight, headed to Montego Bay,, departed Toronto around 10 a.m. and was about halfway there when the man stood up and told crew and passengers he had coronavirus. The pilot radioed back and returned the flight to Toronto Pearson Airport. The plane landed at around 2:10 p.m. where the suspect was arrested.… (www.680news.com) More...

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tsilver473
Tony Silverstrå 7
Hope he will be banned from all Airlines world wide, and train.
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ah6oy
Jim DeTour 2
Add cannabis stores too.
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davegeden
David Geden 4
Smartphones seem to have found there way into the hands of some very dumb people.
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ADXbear
ADXbear 4
$$$$$$$$$$$ aint going to like that bill..
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ClaytonOvermyer
Clayton Overmyer 6
"I graduated from University....I'm a rapper...." what a goofball.
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 2
He has some good company on the not a lot of smarts list. Two teens in Illinois were arrested for the same thing after going into a WalMart and spraying more than $7000 worth of produce with Lysol of some sort. You cannot fix stupid.
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wopri
Wolfgang Prigge 6
What an idiot!
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qmp203909
RONALD MCHUGH 2
Bozo will maybe have a surprise when he tries to go to LA to find fame and fortune. US Customs and Border Patrol will probably refuse him entry after he gets a conviction on his profile, especially for one involving an international flight. This guy needs 30 days obs in Penetang.
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NickFlightX
NickFlightX 2
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/WJA2702/history/20200203/1425Z/CYYZ/CYYZ
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Aspectcarl
Carl Richards 2
What a jerk...
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JohnSmythe
John Smythe 2
Well i guess he got what he was after.... those infamous few moments of “fame”.
It’ll look real good on his resume
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ah6oy
Jim DeTour 2
If you think the airlines have problems enough if I were captaining and had enough of clowns I'd have a light parachute in my bag and chuck his tail out. For the safety of the flight of course.
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yarnoca1
John Yarno 2
All incurred costs, both by the airline and passengers should be charged to this guy, by order of a court or courts. His earnings need be garnisheed until all of the debt, including accrued interest, has been paid. Unfortunately, he would just go on welfare and not work for the rest of his life.
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WhiteKnight77
WhiteKnight77 2
I hope the airline takes him to court to recoup the money for that flight and the other 2 canceled ones over his now 15 minutes of fame. What a maroon! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NYFq7ZJg4c
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JohnSmythe
John Smythe 3
I could sugar coat my response but, nah.
What a fucking idiot
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ah6oy
Jim DeTour 2
I'd say you can say that again but I'd lose American and Canadian social credits.
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JohnSmythe
John Smythe 2
I watched his interview on local tv - i dont think I’ve ever been closer to driving my fist through a screen
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MKanzler
Mark Kanzler 1
Maybe they shouldn't sell alcohol in airports.
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Nooge
Nooge 1
Wear a mask
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AbieshanG13
Abieshan Ganeshamurthi 1
Wow such a mischievous kid. Why would he do such a thing?
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pavlajurankova
Pavla Juránková 1
Poor guys flying with selfish idiot like this...
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pcaronlpcaron
Phil Caron -2
He's not a kid, but an idiot destined to Los Angeles where stupid actions have no consequences. Hope the fines bankrupt the moron and jail time where he could get reamed would be good too.
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kevinkeswick
Kevin Keswick 0
Update: the idiot was interviewed by local TV. Claims he was making a viral video https://globalnews.ca/news/6503789/false-coronavirus-claim-passenger-westjet-toronto-jamaica/
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