Why was a Man arrested after the US forced an Aeromexico flight to divert?”
An Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico was forced to divert to Montreal after U.S. authorities refused to let the plane use U.S. airspace, and a man onboard was taken off and arrested under an outstanding warrant, officials and passengers said. The man, who officials did not name, was arrested Sunday at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, said Lauren Gaches, a spokeswoman for the U.S. 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 about 3:30 a.m. EDT (0730GMT) Monday. She gave no further details. 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 inte
An Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico was forced to divert to Montreal after U.S. authorities refused to let the plane use U.S. airspace, and a man onboard was taken off and arrested under an outstanding warrant, officials and passengers said. The man, who officials did not name, was arrested Sunday at Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, said Lauren Gaches, a spokeswoman for the U.S. 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 about 3:30 a.m. EDT (0730GMT) Monday. She gave no further details. 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 inte
An Aeromexico flight from Paris to Mexico City was diverted to Montreal on Sunday when the U.S. denied the flight access to its airspace after a man named in an outstanding warrant was reported aboard, an official said. The man, whose name officials did not release, was removed from the plane at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport and arrested, said Lauren Gaches, a spokeswoman for the Transportation Security Administration. Other passengers on Aeromexico Flight 006 from Charles De Gaulle Airport to Mexico City International Airport were re-screened and allowed to re-board the flight, Gaches said.
