Air Transat Passengers Breach Security at Edmonton Airport After Getting Lost Between Planes

Peter Tryon says a security breach during an unexpected stopover at Edmonton International Airport nearly put him and more than 50 other passengers at risk of being arrested for illegally entering Canada.

Air Transat is apologizing for the incident, which it describes as an unintentional breach of Canadian customs protocol. The airline said the passengers took a wrong turn while disembarking.

"They broke my Canadian rights by making me do something illegal," Tryon said in an interview with CBC Radio's Edmonton AM. "We all could have been thrown in jail.

"They should give us an explanation."

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