Your
odds of encountering an unruly airline passenger continue to grow
exponentially. Incidents in the air are not uncommon. But
what about when the plane is
still on the ground? Such
was the case this week aboard an American Airlines flight at Dayton
International Airport.
A
32-year-old woman fell asleep soon after boarding the flight. When she woke up
and the plane was still on the ground, she thought she had arrived at her
destination. But the plane was delayed and she was still in Dayton. When
she realized this situation, she became irate.
“She was advised the plane was delayed and she was asleep in her seat. She woke up and
believed she had arrived at her destination, but was still in Dayton,” according
to a Dayton Police incident report. “She stated she asked the flight attendant
for a drink but was denied.”
A
passenger sitting next to the woman asked to have her seat moved because she
felt the woman was intoxicated. The unruly passenger became belligerent when
she realized that she would miss her connecting flight to her final
destination. She also refused to switch her phone to airplane mode.
Since
the plane was still on the ground, the woman was asked to leave. She
declined. The
captain returned to the original departure gate in Dayton where the police took over and forcibly removed the woman, but airline rules
dictate that all passengers must leave the aircraft. One of the responding
officers noted in his report that he detected a “strong odor of alcohol on her
breath” and that her “attitude would fluctuate up and down.”
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