A drunk passenger forced a plane to land. It cost him $ 23,000

Some pre-flight drinks can be expensive quickly enough.

But for David Stephen Young, a series of six alcoholic beverages that he drank before his flight from Calgary to London caused a wave of unruly behavior, resulting in a brutal turnaround, arrest and a hefty fine of over 16 000 USD (23,000 USD).

A judge ordered a 44-year-old man to pay WestJet 20,000 tonnes of wasted fuel that the pilot had dumped on Alberta to safely return the aircraft to Calgary on Jan. 4.

The fine was imposed after pleading guilty last week for resisting an arrest and failing to comply with security instructions during the fight, the statement said. United States today.

Young, a British national, attempted to access the restrooms during takeoff and became belligerent with the flight crew and a pbadenger, the paper quoted court documents as saying.

Pbadengers and crew "have been shaken and threatened by [Young’s] behavior that was "verbally aggressive", according to court documents.

Young is excused for the "damage and inconvenience" of his behavior, United States today reported. His lawyer did not return a request for comment. WestJet declined to comment.

The actual burden on WestJet could exceed $ 150,000 including costs such as the reimbursement of pbadengers, the newspaper says. Provincial Judge Brian Stevenson gave WestJet the opportunity to seek damages in a civil proceeding. The airline refused to say whether it had planned to do so.

Young was described as an alcoholic in court, prompting her lawyer, Michelle Parhar, to seek a lower sentence. According to the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., he recently died in the family and was in Canada to visit his mother.

The decision means that Young is "essentially prevented from entering Canada, forbidden to see his mother," Parhar said.