Disruptive passenger upset over meal prompts huge Air Canada flight delay

'Disruptive' passenger upset over meal prompts 5 hour Air Canada flight delay

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A passenger who was reportedly upset with the meal options (or lack thereof) on an Air Canada flight from Vancouver to Toronto caused a five-hour delay this weekend.

The incident is being dubbed #fishgate on social media.

A passenger on board the plane said the aircraft was forced to return to the gate after someone on board “didn’t get the meal he wanted.”

Making matters worse, the lengthy disruption meant that Air Canada had to find new pilots to be able to complete the journey from Vancouver to Toronto.

@AirCanada our flight AC118 from YVR to Toronto was turned around on the runway and returned to gate due to an unruly passenger that didn’t get the meal he wanted. This has caused serious issues for many of the hundreds of passengers. What will AC do to make it up to us?

— Steel Rose Comm (@SteelRoseComm) March 3, 2019

I video that I know of but the two guys that were sitting beside him shared the story to a few other passengers while we waited for next flight. He was quite verbally abusive to the flight attendant

— Steel Rose Comm (@SteelRoseComm) March 3, 2019

In an email to Daily Hive, a spokesperson for Air Canada confirmed that the flight on Saturday was delayed to a “disruptive” passenger onboard.

“The flight was subsequently delayed approximately five hours to “recrew” the flight, as the original crew having had already operated other flights, were nearing their duty day limit,” the spokesperson said.

The plane did finally take off, sans unruly passenger, and other passengers on the flight were given “disruption vouchers,” as a result of the incident.

@AirCanada flight AC119 passengers have been given disruption vouchers. Thanks

— Steel Rose Comm (@SteelRoseComm) March 3, 2019

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