Quebec provincial police say a person arrested on the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport may face fraud fees following an incident that induced flight delays on Wednesday afternoon.
Police initially mentioned two males, one in his 20s and one in his 30s, had been arrested on flights that landed in Montreal.
However on Thursday, Sgt. Laurie Avoine mentioned solely one among them may face fees at a later date.
Air Canada confirmed on Thursday that each males have been on flights operated by the airline.
“The flights landed safely and our operations have returned to regular,” the airline mentioned in a press release. “As this can be a safety matter, we’re unable to remark additional and refer you to native authorities.”
The investigation was dealt with by the Sûreté du Québec, who patrol the airport. In an e mail, the RCMP’s Quebec department mentioned they weren’t concerned as “there was no nexus to nationwide safety.”
A spokesperson for Norad mentioned that CF-18 and F-16 fighter jets and KC-135 refuelling plane in undisclosed areas have been monitoring a scenario involving two industrial airplanes on Wednesday till they landed in Montreal.
Norad didn’t specify what triggered the alert.
Airport spokesman Eric Forest mentioned officers briefly closed a runway on the airport however operations returned to regular at round 6 p.m.
Quebec’s Crown prosecutor’s workplace mentioned Thursday it had no public data on the matter.
This report by The Canadian Press was first printed March 19, 2026.