Here’s something
you don’t see every day: a pilot walking off an airplane in handcuffs.
A Frontier
airlines pilot was arrested in Houston and escorted off the plane in
cuffs prior to departure.
The incident
happened Saturday at George Bush Intercontinental Airport and Seymour Walker,
45, was taken into custody. He was wanted on a domestic violence charge. The
flight was scheduled to go from Houston to Dallas. Walker and the plane had
just landed from a previous flight.
Police said he was
taken into custody without incident.
In a statement, Frontier
said: "The activity occurred prior to the start of boarding for Flight
3195 scheduled from IAH to Dallas Forth Worth (DFW). A replacement crew member
was not immediately available and therefore the flight was canceled."
Passengers were
offered a full refund, credit, or a spot on the next available.
It's not the first case of airline employees arrested on the job.
Earlier this year,
several
flight attendants were accused of smuggling drugs for money. Also, a TSA assistant director was arrested for falsifying documents.
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