WestJet passenger Stephen Bennett kicked off the plane to fall asleep

A WestJet passenger from Burnaby, B.C. is now planning legal action after being forced by a plane to Cuba earlier this month to fall asleep while the aircraft was still on the ground.

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Bennett said that his wife woke him at the request of airline employees, who said he had to be awake before departure in case of a kind of accident.

Doctor confirmed health

Another passenger, who witnessed the exchange, told the broadcaster that Bennett was awake within five minutes. A nurse on the plane also assured the crew that Bennett was good, but he was still told that paramedics had to conduct a survey of the aircraft.

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WestJet did not comment directly on the situation, but told Twitter that they only followed the Transport Canada Regulations by not carrying "a person whose actions or statements upon check-in or boarding indicate that they can expire pose a risk to the safety of the aircraft, crew or itself. "

They continued to explain that this includes people who have reduced alcohol or drugs

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