TORONTO –– A WestJet flight from Toronto to Jamaica had to turn back Monday after the airline says a passenger made an “unfounded claim regarding coronavirus.”The airline said in a statement that 243 passengers aboard Flight 2702 were on their way to Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay when the flight was disrupted by an “unruly guest.”The plane returned to Toronto, where law enforcement and paramedics were waiting, WestJet said. WestJet said that “out of an abundance of caution,” the flight crew followed all protocols for infectious disease on board. The airline said flights 2702 and 2703 were cancelled as a result of the incident, but two additional flights were scheduled Tuesday morning to make up for it — one leaving Toronto and one returning from Montego Bay. Peel regional police said 29-year-old James Potok from Vaughan, Ont., has been charged with one count of mischief and one count of breach of recognizance in connection with the incident. Potok is scheduled to appear in a Brampton courthouse on March 9.

Source: National Post February 04, 2020 18:56 UTC