Young, 44, was ordered by a judge to pay WestJet for 20,000 pounds of fuel the pilot dumped over Alberta to safely land the aircraft back in Calgary on Jan. 4. Young, a British national, tried to access the restroom during takeoff and became belligerent with the flight crew and a passenger, the paper said, citing court documents. [TSA agent falls to death at Orlando airport, causing panic and lengthy delays]Young apologized about the “damage and inconvenience” of his behavior, USA Today reported. The actual burden to WestJet could eclipse $150,000, when including costs such as passenger reimbursement, the paper reported. The criminal conviction means Young will have a difficult time reentering Canada to visit his mother, a 71-year-old cancer survivor, Parhar said.

Source: Washington Post February 02, 2019 20:26 UTC