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We’ve seen a significant uptick in “air fury” incidents in recent months, although that’s terrifying on a different level.
What caused the diversion of the delta flight
This story includes Delta Flight 1730 from Los Angeles to Atlanta on Friday, June 11, 2021. The flight was scheduled to depart from Los Angeles at 5:45 p.m. and arrive in Atlanta at 1:06 a.m., but ended up being delayed by several hours. Due to transfer to Oklahoma City.
According to the news, the incident was revealed when a passenger seated in the first row of first class handed a note to the flight attendant claiming that the passenger next to him was a terrorist. The passenger then apparently asked the PA to ask people to prepare to put their oxygen masks on, and then tried to open the emergency exit door. Fortunately, it is almost impossible to open at cruising altitude, due to the difference in pressure between inside and outside the cabin.
At this point, the passenger needed to submit. The captain issued a proclamation asking “men of working capacity” to come to the front of the cabin to restrain the passenger. There’s a video of the guy being tied up, and it’s scary to see.
The terrifying moment the man is restrained by the passengers and crew near the cockpit.
Based on multiple reports and an examination of flight paths, this appears to be Delta Flight 1730 (LAX – ATL) diverted to Oklahoma City.
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– John Scott Railton (@jsrailton) June 12, 2021
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Other passengers managed to restrain the assailant along the way until the plane was able to land in Oklahoma City, at which point the man was captured. Salute the passengers for their selfless step up to help the crew get the situation under control.
Was this an off duty hostess?!?
Although we’ve had some air rage incidents in recent months, they’ve mostly involved frustrated travelers having disagreements about masks, etc. In this case (for better or worse, depending on how you look at it), it looks like the person in question may have been dealing with some sort of mental issue.
There are some surprising details that surfaced here. First of all, the man who caused this accident had been wearing a white helmet most of the flight. Sure enough, something seems to be “off” a bit:
Admittedly, it’s not illegal to wear a helmet on a plane, although unusual, was this guy wearing a helmet because he boarded the plane expecting to get into a confrontation like this? Maybe some people assumed he was just looking to move a helmet, at which point it might be easier to wear it on your head (or something)?
What makes this story even stranger is that CNN quoted a Delta spokesperson as confirming that the passenger involved in the accident was in fact an off-duty flight attendant. I would be skeptical about these details if it weren’t for the official confirmation from Delta. In this regard, the fact that the guy knows how to operate the PA suggests that he has some operational knowledge, so perhaps that lends more credibility to the claim.
Needless to say, there are bad (or troubled?) “apples” in every area of the business. It’s scary enough to see something like this happen in general, it’s even scary to see an employee who is supposed to have air access without going through security behaving this way.
I hope the guy gets the help he needs, and he’s also not in a situation where something like this could happen again.
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A Friday night Delta flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta had to divert to Oklahoma City after a helmeted passenger tried to board the PA to tell passengers to wear their oxygen masks, while also trying to open the emergency exit. Reports indicate that this person was a Delta flight attendant, which makes all this even more concerning.
This has to be one of those monster aircraft diversion stories we’ve been hearing for a long time…
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