Posted on 11/16/2007 8:18:22 PM PST by Michael_Michaelangelo
LAS VEGAS -- A plane headed for Las Vegas from Seattle was diverted to Portland on Thursday afternoon after at least one passenger said a couple tried to join the "mile high club."
US Airways Flight 1473 left Seattle at 2:58 p.m., but a pair of unruly passengers caused it to be diverted and head for Portland International Airport.
The flight landed in Portland at 5 p.m. and a spokeswoman for US Airways said two people were escorted off the plane after a dispute with flight attendants.
A passenger said the couple was fooling around and decided to go into the bathroom.
"The people in the aisle, across the aisle from us were messing around in their seat and then they decided to go to the bathroom and fool around," said passenger Jessica Smith. "And then they threatened the flight attendant."
US Airways avoided confirming that the couple was fooling around, but did say they were arguing with the crew.
Smith said at first, she was mad their flight was going to be diverted. "I was a little irked but I think everybody was. When, well especially when we realized what it was for," she said.
An airport spokesperson said the passengers were neither cited nor arrested, but they were left in Portland. The plane continued on to Las Vegas.
I fly all of the time and of all the places I could think about fooling around, an airplane bathroom ranks right below butcher shop or liposuction clinic.
People are idiots.
Sounds like they only got a quarter of a mile then right?
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When I chose to join the mile-high club, I just rented a hotel room in Denver. Less hassle and I got to hit the mini-bar afterwards.
The airline should have dropped them off in Detroit.
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I recall reading about a Las Vegas charter service that was created for this purpose. The aircraft were business jets with an interior that included a large bed, curtains, etc. They also offered champagne a meal.
We honeymooned at the north rim of the Grand Canyon, also more than a mile high. And I explored another canyon.
A cockpit what is it? its where they fly the plane but thats not important right now
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It was called the Cockpit when men were the pilots..
With so many women pilots on commercial flights now, it’s become the Box Seats..
Just one question: Who is it that has so little of consequence to do that he/she takes charge of keeping track of who’s going into/coming out of the lavatories?
Narks.
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