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Incredible moment pilot's disgrace results in Frontier flight being cancelled
UK DAILY MAIL ^ | 3 August 2024 | Alexa Cimino

Posted on 08/04/2024 6:45:08 AM PDT by dennisw

A pilot was preparing to take off from a Texas airport when he was suddenly arrested on a disturbing charge -- forcing a cancellation.

A Frontier Airlines pilot was taken into custody by Houston police on board a plane at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday night.

The airman, later identified as 45-year-old Seymour Walker, was removed from Flight 3195 before takeoff due to an outstanding warrant for assault-family violence.

Law enforcement timed the arrest for when Flight 3195 reached its assigned gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport around 4 p.m.

Officers boarded the empty plane and took the pilot into custody without any problems.

Frontier Airlines confirmed the incident, stating that the pilot was arrested before boarding began for Flight 3195, bound for Dallas-Fort Worth.

Due to the immediate lack of a replacement crew, the flight was canceled.

To make up for the inconvenience, passengers who were going to board Flight 3195 were offered a full refund, credit, or a spot on the next available flight.

'Airlines report incidents such as this to the FAA office that oversees them, and we investigate all pilot-related issues,' the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.

READ MORE: Passenger forces flight to deboard after exit row fiasco

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 08/04/2024 6:45:08 AM PDT by dennisw
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A Frontier Airlines pilot was taken into custody by Houston police on board a plane at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday right

A Frontier Airlines pilot was taken into custody by Houston police on board a plane at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday right (night?)

2 posted on 08/04/2024 6:46:18 AM PDT by dennisw
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I heard about this but not why he got arrested.


3 posted on 08/04/2024 6:49:14 AM PDT by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> --- )
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To: dennisw

Frontier = thieves ...


4 posted on 08/04/2024 6:50:26 AM PDT by bankwalker (Repeal the 19th ...)
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To: dennisw

“Law enforcement timed the arrest”

So, there was more involved than just law enforcement.


5 posted on 08/04/2024 6:50:43 AM PDT by cdcdawg (Flush twice. Biden is a particularly big turd.)
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To: dennisw

He could fight as a woman at the Olympics


6 posted on 08/04/2024 6:55:42 AM PDT by Vaquero (In Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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I don’t understand why they arrested him in this manner when they could’ve had a SWAT team raid his house at 6 AM ,in full body armor ,
and shot his dog in the process.


7 posted on 08/04/2024 6:57:26 AM PDT by PhiloBedo (You gotta roll with the punches, and get with what's real.)
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To: PhiloBedo

FBI playbook. Guess the locals don’t do that.


8 posted on 08/04/2024 6:58:56 AM PDT by silent majority rising (When it is dark enough, men see the stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson)
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To: dennisw

The opening sentence “A pilot was preparing to take off from a Texas airport when he was suddenly arrested on a disturbing charge — forcing a cancellation” makes it sound like he was charged for forcing a cancellation.


9 posted on 08/04/2024 6:59:26 AM PDT by NewHampshireDuo ( )
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And, he has an “assault-family’. That’s pretty cool!


10 posted on 08/04/2024 7:07:42 AM PDT by Empire_of_Liberty
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To: Empire_of_Liberty

Reporter needs a course in remedial hyphens.


11 posted on 08/04/2024 7:16:33 AM PDT by NewHampshireDuo ( )
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To: bankwalker

Frontier has been on my personal no-flight list for years. And I’ve been on some pretty sketchy airplanes and airlines.


12 posted on 08/04/2024 7:23:27 AM PDT by PAR35
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assault-family violence.

Hard to tell with this type case. It's almost always the man that gets arrested no matter what happened. Occasionally the charges are legitimate.

And it would strongly appear that this relates to an historical event. Unlikely he was assaulting a family member immediately prior to the arrest.

13 posted on 08/04/2024 7:28:02 AM PDT by PAR35
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What they don’t tell you is they shot out all the tires on the plane. There was only one dog at his house, but they got all ten tires.


14 posted on 08/04/2024 7:31:07 AM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: dennisw

They could have let him do the flight and arrest him at the next airport.


15 posted on 08/04/2024 7:38:05 AM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus”)
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Why couldn’t they simply intercept him before he boarded? Are the feds (our tax dollars) paying for the tires and any peripheral damage?


16 posted on 08/04/2024 7:39:57 AM PDT by Cold_Red_Steel
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This guy is like an airline pilot AND an Olympic athlete. Impressive.


17 posted on 08/04/2024 7:45:56 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (I think women should get out of women's sports before they get hurt.)
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To: Cold_Red_Steel

Why the drama of an arrest on the airplane? Just quietly arrest him at home or ask him to some to the station. Then Frontier could replace him without disruption.


18 posted on 08/04/2024 7:47:13 AM PDT by Stevenfo
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I’m glad Frontier is out there. Flights are cheap. You just gotta carry a small backpack and fly at odd hours. Then you gotta listen to the flight attendants peddle their credit cards. A good deal.


19 posted on 08/04/2024 7:50:30 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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It’s no wonder cops are unpopular.


20 posted on 08/04/2024 7:51:31 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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