Posted on 06/04/2023 3:34:33 AM PDT by Libloather
A Delta flight heading to Detroit, Michigan was forced to make an emergency landing on a remote Canadian island after an unruly passenger broke free of his restraints.
The 34-year-old traveler was allegedly being 'violent' on the flight and 'wouldn't calm down' on the trip from Charles De Gaulle Airport in Paris, France.
He was restrained by airline staff but managed to break free before five to six passengers jumped in to restrain him again.
The captain took an emergency diversion six hours into the flight and landed at Stephenville Dymond Airport on the Canadian island of Newfoundland at around 3.35pm.
The man was then arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and footage of the interaction was shared online.
A clip of the incident shows him being marched down the aisle and off the Airbus A330-300 plane which had 261 passengers onboard.
'What am I under arrest for?', he is heard asking in the video.
Dena Haddad, a passenger on the Delta 97 flight, claimed the man had been 'violent' during the journey and 'wouldn't calm down'.
'We wanted to get here as soon as possible. It was scary for a little bit,' she told local television station WXYZ Detroit.
Another passenger said: 'When we arrived to Canada and saw the police cars, we felt secured and fine.'
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You know society is circling the toilet bowl when the new airline seat classes are Business, Economy, and Incarceration.
Usual suspect!
Bound for Detroit.
‘Nuff said.
Now with cheap airfares, it's like riding the subway.
If your destination can be reached by car in 12 hours or less, you should just drive.
Indeed.
Sadly, that’s right.
The people that used to take the bus now fly!
I guess we need secured ocean ships for transatlantic passengers... locked cabins with bed, shower and toilet... food trays delivered through a slot.
An advantage of this is extremely unruly passengers can be thrown overboard while the civilized ones continue their voyage at flank speed without interruption. There would be no need to summon any third-party police. There would no repeat offenders who break free of their restraints.
In the long term, Detroit might see some improvement, also.
Perhaps he was upset because someone stole his belt
A zip tie around the neck will calm the most violent of passengers.
Someone told him there really weren’t going to be any reparations.
Atlanta to Detroit is asking for it.
Amish
And people wonder why I drive 30 hours to get somehwere.
The former Ernest Harmon Air Force Base.
Was it a 34 year old Teen?
Going to Detroit....do i REALLY need to look?
Hmmm.....the article doesn’t name the perpetrator.
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