Crazed Newfie Woman Tries To Bring Down Jetliner Midflight

[link to winnipeg.ctv.ca]

A woman faces charges after a passenger and airline employee were assaulted aboard an airplane headed to Halifax that was forced to land in Winnipeg because of the disturbance.

Around 2 p.m. on July 6, a female passenger got out of her seat and tried to open the door hatch on a plane that was about one hour into a flight from Calgary to Halifax, said police.

Cabin crew and passengers managed to restrain the suspect and the plane made an emergency landing in Winnipeg. An airline employee and a 77-year-old male passenger were assaulted by the suspect while they tried to restrain her, said police.

Barbara Loretta Morton, 47, of St. John's, Newfoundland faces charges for two counts of assault, along with charges for mischief and endangering the safety of an aircraft.