2 pax, 1 crew injured in Delta flight security incident.

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http://ktla.com/2017/07/06/3-injure...attle-after-passenger-tries-to-enter-cockpit/

"A Delta Air Lines flight made a turn back soon after takeoff from Seattle to Beijing on Thursday night after a passenger attempted to enter the cockpit, according to two people familiar with the incident.

Three people were injured in the incident aboard Delta flight 129, including two passengers and one crew member, the people said. The flight turned back as it was flying over the western coast of Canada.

The aircraft, a twin-aisle Boeing 767-300ER, returned safely to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport around 7:40 PM local time under Department of Defense escort.

Delta in a statement to CNN said a passenger was restrained and removed from flight 129 because of a “security incident” onboard, but did not elaborate. The passenger was taken into custody by law enforcement officers after the flight returned to the gate, Delta said. The Atlanta-based carrier said the flight would re-depart for Beijing again Thursday evening.

The Federal Aviation Administration referred questions to local law enforcement and the North American Aerospace Defense Command."
 
From what I heard it was a non-revenue dependent of a Delta employee. Yikes, that is not good at all. I wonder Delta handles this, or any airline for that matter. Fireable?
I would like to assume that a company their is only so much responsibility one can take for another's actions. Revocation of buddy passes seems fair on the high side for a punishment.
 
I'll put my money on Ambien and/or muscle relaxers plus alcohol.

Whenever there's been an issue on an airplane and I've had the ability to get more data, that's generally been the case.
 
I'll put my money on Ambien and/or muscle relaxers plus alcohol.

Whenever there's been an issue on an airplane and I've had the ability to get more data, that's generally been the case.

So true. Decrease in cabin pressure increases the effects of alcohol. A person who can handle an ambien and two drinks is now dealing with what amounts to 5-6 drinks. Worse thing to serve aboard an airplane is alcohol.
 
So true. Decrease in cabin pressure increases the effects of alcohol. A person who can handle an ambien and two drinks is now dealing with what amounts to 5-6 drinks. Worse thing to serve aboard an airplane is alcohol.

But so dang delicious. The booze. Not the Ambien. I'll sleep walk, drive the car to Taco Bell, eat half a burrito, break in my neighbors house and put together his Star Wars lego set on that crap.

We were playing "spot the drunk" during deplanjng until I asked the lead "Wait , if you knew they were drunk..."
 
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details at http://abcnews.go.com/US/Flight-att...r-disruptive-passenger-head/story?id=48491712

http://mugshots.com/US-Counties/Florida/Pinellas-County-FL/Joseph-Daniel-Hudek.8075108.html
 
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one report states, "Hudek had been traveling on a "dependent pass," the complaint said. Such passes allow certain relatives of Delta employees to fly standby."
 
I'll put my money on Ambien and/or muscle relaxers plus alcohol.

Whenever there's been an issue on an airplane and I've had the ability to get more data, that's generally been the case.
Dude, no kidding. Ambien is one hell of a thing. My mom takes it pretty regularly and it's sad but still pretty hilarious. Whenever we go over to my parents house there are commonly packages that show up. Apparently what she does on ambien is online shop. Lol, one day we went over and she had just received a metal detector in the mail. Mom, did you buy this? Yeah I suppose so.
 
For an international flight getting turned around, I wonder if the punishment would be harsher than that...

Best case they lose them...frankly depending on which employee group the employee is part of will determine how much more worried they need to be...regardless of who it is though, its going to be very unpleasant...
 
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