- Male passenger became disruptive on flight from Boston to San Diego
- Crew decided to divert to Denver Worldwide Airport as a precaution
- Passengers said the man gained threats to kill individuals seated about him
- They cheered and applauded as he was removed by Denver Police officers
- Travelers were delayed for nearly an hr prior to the flight resumed
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An intoxicated passenger became so unruly on board an Alaska Airlines flight that the plane had to divert so he could be removed by police, the carrier says.
Fellow passengers said the disruptive man was verbally abusive and gained threats to kill individuals as the Boeing 737-900ER flew from Boston to San Diego.
Footage captured on board shows passengers cheering and applauding as he was escorted off the plane complying with the disturbance last night.
‘Agitated and verbally abusive’: The man, seen being escorted off the plane by police, was told to calm down however after that issued a threat to flight crew
The passenger, wearing a backwards hat, is escorted off the plane by Denver Police officers
After the man refused to calm down and gained threats the crew decided to divert to Denver’s airport
Several individuals tweeted regarding the experience on board flight 769 as the man’s behavior obliged the crew to divert to Denver Worldwide Airport as a precaution.
Twitter user Claire Conroy wrote: ‘There was a rather intoxicated guy on the flight, that began threatening others passengers, saying we “we’re every one of gonna die”.
‘after that he started making threats at others passengers. Flight crew and passengers handled it so well.’
After the ‘drunk and belligerent’ man was removed, she wrote: ‘God bless him, he believed the cops were his “auto service” and asked them to make certain his luggage got to his house.’
She said the man threw empty nip bottles, or mini-alcohol bottles, at passengers.
Alaska Airlines passengers said the disruptive man told them ‘We’re every one of gonna die’ and gained threats
Twitter user Rebecca Shepard wrote: ‘Crazy dude on my plane to San Diego from Boston. @AlaskaAir flight attendants handling so professionally.’
Later, she added: ‘Insane drunk or drug fueled dude being removed from our @AlaskaAir plane after disturbing several passengers.’
Travelers experienced a delay of nearly an hr prior to the plane, which was carrying 181 passengers, took off again and resumed its quest to San Diego.
An Alaska Airlines spokesman told NBC News: ‘He was told to calm down by flight crew, then became agitated and verbally abusive, also issuing a threat to flight crew.’
A law enforcement officer happened to be on the plane and assisted crew.
The airline spokesman said: ‘From an abundance of caution, the leader decided to land at the nearest airport, which was Denver Worldwide Airport.
‘The plane landed safely and taxied to the gate where Denver Airport police met the plane and took the passenger in to custody.’
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