Air Canada Flight 854 Diverted After Man Allegedly Throws Water At Crew, Makes Threats

Water under the bridge? Hardly.

An Air Canada flight bound for London from Vancouver had to be diverted Monday after a passenger allegedly refused to stop throwing water at the flight crew and other passengers.

RCMP Cpl. Scott MacRae told CBC News the plane was 6 hours into what's normally an 8 hour, 50 minute flight, when the 51-year-old man took to dumping water on his fellow passengers and the flight crew. He said the man was also acting "strangely" and making threats.

A FlightAware.com map shows the Boeing 777 had just passed the coast of Newfoundland on its regularly scheduled flightpath when it took a sharp turn south, beelining for an unscheduled landing in Halifax.

According the Halifax Chronicle Herald, the plane landed at 5 a.m., at which point the passenger was arrested and taken to a hospital for evaluation.

The flight, Air Canada 854, spent about an hour in Halifax, then proceeded to its intended destination, Heathrow, where it landed 5 hours after its scheduled arrival.

USA Today reports authorities are weighing whether or not the passenger should face charges.