Southwest plane diverted over suspicious passenger shockingly occurred mid-flight to California at 30,000 feet. The insane passenger allegedly tried prying open the plane's door. There was no choice but for the Southwest plane diverted over suspicious passenger.
The Southwest plane diverted over suspicious passenger incident happened on a Chicago-Sacramento Southwest Airlines flight. Apparently, in the middle of the flight at about 30,000 feet, the crazy passenger, got up from his seat and tried to open one of the hatches at the back of the plane. The madman reportedly did this unthinkable act after emerging from the lavatory and after suspiciously soaking himself in water.
Travellers aboard the Southwest Airlines flight 722, from Chicago to Sacramento, began screaming in terror when the man approached the back of the plane and attempted to unlock the hatch-door. Fortunately, clever passengers were able to leap on the man and stop him from opening the hatch. A Dr. Scott Porter reportedly held him down till the Southwest plane diverted over suspicious passenger and air marshals were able to board the plane in Omaha to arrest the man.
The horror yesterday forced the captain of the flight into an emergency landing at Omaha, Nebraska. Fortunately, nobody got hurt by the incident of the Southwest plane diverted over suspicious passenger.
The quick-witted people who tackled the man are 2 of the passengers aboard the Southwest plane diverted over suspicious passenger. They reportedly tackled man and restrained the weird man on the floor of the Southwest plane until air marshals took him away with handcuffs.
Monique Lawler of Diamond Bar aboard the Southwest plane diverted over suspicious passenger was able to capture the scene on her mobile phone once safely on the ground.
She said on KABC, "Some gentleman just decided that he wanted us to visit the Lord today, and decided to open up the back hatch of Southwest Airlines flight while we were already up in the air."
She said suspicions were made when the man came out of the bathroom cubicle completely covered in water. She added, "He got up and went to the rear of the plane and tried to open up the hatch. One of the airline stewardess just started screaming as well as passengers screaming help."
Doctor Scott Porter said on his tackling the man, "I ran to the back of the plane, where I was joined by two other people. We tackled the guy and held hime down. He was going to do bad things to the plane."
Southwest plane diverted over suspicious passenger continued its original route after the incident. The Southwest Airlines flight 722 with 5 crew members and 134 passengers arrived in Sacramento about two hours behind schedule. No further details were given on the passenger's identity or motives.
Watch the video of the suspicious man below.
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