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Quebec man charged after allegedly causing disturbance on flight to Cuba

A Quebec man is facing several charges after an unruly passenger forced a Sunwing Airlines flight bound for Cuba to return to Montreal under a fighter jet escort on Thursday, July 6, 2017. File / Getty Images

A Laval, Que. man has been was charged in connection with an incident on a Sunwing Airlines flight that caused U-S fighter jets to be scrambled.

Charalabos Nassios was arraigned by video conference in a Montreal courtroom on charges that included assault, uttering threats and committing an act of violence against a person that is likely to endanger the safety of an aircraft.

READ MORE: Unruly passenger’ forces Sunwing flight headed from Montreal to Cuba to turn around

The Crown objected to his release and the 39-year-old is scheduled to appear in court Monday for a bail hearing.

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He was also charged with breaking a court-imposed condition not to drink alcohol or have alcoholic beverages in his possession.

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An airline spokeswoman said flight WG604, which had departed Montreal for Cayo Coco,Cuba on Thursday, turned around due to a passenger making threats.

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NORAD spokesman Lt. Commander Joe Nawrocki said a pair of U.S. Air Force F-15 jets were dispatched from Barnes Air National Guard Base in Massachusetts and intercepted the aircraft near Albany, N.Y.

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