An Alberta man is facing charges after he allegedly assaulted a flight attendant on a plane bound for New Delhi, India.
Peel police say the the flight, which took off from Pearson International Airport, had to be diverted back to Toronto around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday after the accused became “assaultive and belligerent” towards the flight attendant.
After the plane landed, the man was arrested by police.
The flight attendant was injured and assessed by paramedics, but police have not said what the injuries are.
Jaskaran Sidhu, 47, has been charged with two counts of mischief, assault causing bodily harm, and endangering safety of an aircraft.
He has a bail hearing at a Brampton courthouse on Wednesday.
