An Instagrammer tried to make a viral video by joking he might have coronavirus on a plane. Instead he forced an emergency landing and got arrested.
Police in Ontario's Peel Region said in a statement that Potok's announcement "was shared with the flight crew and a decision was made to return the flight to Pearson Airport,"They said Potok was inspected medically, and was found to be free of symptoms. He was arrested and charged by the police.
Potok will appear in court in Brampton on March 9, facing the charges of mischief and breach of recognizance.Here's the route the plane ended up taking: The flight path of Flight WS 2702 from Toronto, which returned to Pearson International Airport after takeoff.Social media footage shared by City News shows passengers criticising Potok as he is brought off the plane, including saying "That was a good one" and "We could have been in the sun."Potok, who goes by the name Potok Philippe, described himself as an artist when describing his desire to go viral to Global News.
"I figured it would invoke some kind of reaction — not on the plane, more people seeing on social media going 'wow, this kid's got some balls' or 'this kid is crazy,' whatever it is."But he said he was apologetic for the effect on other passengers. "It seems to me like this was in poor taste, in retrospect," he told Global News. "What I did was wrong. I ruined the flight for 200 and somewhat people. I ruined their flight." "There's all types of positions: people that are happy, people that are upset. But in the end I ruined people on the plane's trip, so I'm extremely apologetic.""I fly to Jamaica five times a year.
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