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Yellowknife RCMP Remove Unruly Passenger from Plane

Connor Pitre
By Connor Pitre

On April 4th, 2022, at approximately 3:15 PM, the Yellowknife RCMP responded to a report of an unruly passenger on an outbound commercial flight from Yellowknife. RCMP were advised a passenger had become unruly and verbally aggressive with the flight crew and the flight was required to return to Yellowknife. RCMP attended the Yellowknife Airport and boarded a commercial airplane and arrested a 36-year-old man for offences related to the Aeronautics Act and the Criminal Code.

This incident remains under investigation. Multiple charges are currently pending.

Anyone who has information about this incident, is asked to contact the Yellowknife RCMP at 669-1111.

Connor Pitre
Connor Pitre
Born and raised in Central Alberta, Connor Pitre attended the Western Academy Broadcasting College in Saskatchewan, before making his way to the NWT in November of 2021. Since then, he has become a regular staple of the True North FM crew in the News department, and occasionally filling in on the afternoon show.

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