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Mexico-bound flight returns to Vancouver airport due to unruly passengers

The RCMP was called to Vancouver International Airport Saturday morning after a flight on its way to Mexico was forced to return due to unruly passengers causing a disturbance.

The Vancouver Airport Authority tells 1130 NewsRadio were called about the issue aboard a WestJet flight around 7:30 a.m.

“RCMP responded to reports of a group of passengers behaving in an unruly manner onboard flight WS2662 bound for Cabo San Lucas,” said senior communications specialist Aline Dumalski.

“They responded on scene to remove the group.”

According to YVR’s website, the plane was rescheduled to take off again around 9:30 a.m.

We have reached out to WestJet and police for more information.