On January 3, 2024, an argument within a family that escalated to violence occurred on board an Air Canada flight from Toronto to Calgary. The captain decided to make a stopover in Winnipeg to hand the troublemakers over to the police.

The Airbus A321 with the registration C-GIUE initially took off routinely from Toronto's Pearson Airport. At first it looked like a calm flight, but about 30 minutes after take-off an argument broke out between a 16-year-old teenager and his relatives who were traveling with him. The exact degree of relationship was not disclosed, so it is unclear whether it was his parents or, for example, his grandparents.

After initially loud statements from the minor, the fists began to fly. He violently attacked his relatives. They are said to have suffered injuries, which is why outpatient treatment was necessary after landing. The flight attendants and other passengers intervened and were able to bring the teenager under control.

However, this did not change the fact that the captain decided, for safety reasons, that the family dispute should be resolved outside the aircraft he was in command of. He therefore decided to make an unscheduled stopover in Winnipeg. The teenager was already expected there by the police, who took him away. His relatives also had to leave the Airbus A321.

The teenager was taken to a hospital. A psychiatric examination is to be carried out there on the orders of the public prosecutor. It is completely unclear - and has not been disclosed by the authorities - what caused the teenager to lose his nerve and violently attack his relatives. What is certain, however, is that his anger was directed exclusively at them and he is said to have left other passengers and the flight attendants alone. Given the circumstances - he had to be restrained and brought to rest by the cabin crew and other passengers - he did not resist the staff and left the plane with the police without any coercive measures.