Washington, Ramadan 29, 1435, July 26, 2014, SPA -- Two U.S. F16 fighter jets escorted a Canadian airplane bound for Panama City back to Toronto’s Pearson Airport after a passenger threatened the aircraft on Friday. Sunwing Airlines spokeswoman Janine Chapman said that Flight 772 turned around after 45 minutes when it was over West Virginia as an “agitated passenger directly threatened the aircraft.” Chapman did not comment on the nature of the threat, but North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) Captain Jennifer Stadnyk said the two fighter jets flew from Ohio with the airplane as a “precaution.” Chapman said the airplane, carrying 183 passengers and six crew members, landed safely and that a 25-year-old Canadian man was arrested. --SPA 13:21 LOCAL TIME 10:21 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w
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