Delta Pilot punched?

[trip]

Is this for real??

Smoking, Unruly Passenger Diverts Flight Apr 3 07:46 PM US/Eastern

[URL="http://www.breitbart.com/images/common/dot.gif[/IMG]SAN"]SAN[/URL] FRANCISCO (AP) - A Honolulu-bound jetliner was diverted on Tuesday when a female passenger who had smoked in the lavatory became unruly, federal officials said.
Delta Air Lines Flight 511, a nonstop flight from Cincinnati, was over the Pacific Ocean when the passenger hit a pilot who had left the cockpit to quell the disturbance, said a fellow passenger who called The Associated Press from San Francisco International Airport.
"She appeared to be out of her mind. Upset. Belligerent," said Elizabeth Oglesby of Atlanta. "He threatened to handcuff her if she didn't calm down. At that point she hit him in the chest."
The woman was given oxygen and taken to the hospital after the plane landed. Officials with the Transportation Security Administration and Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately release the name of the passenger, and it was not clear whether she would be charged. It is a federal crime to smoke on a commercial flight. The Boeing 767 landed safely at about 1 p.m. and resumed its flight about an hour later, said Delta spokeswoman Chris Kelly

 

[RedDogC130]

Is this for real??

Smoking, Unruly Passenger Diverts Flight Apr 3 07:46 PM US/Eastern

[URL="http://www.breitbart.com/images/common/dot.gif[/IMG]SAN"]SAN[/URL] FRANCISCO (AP) - A Honolulu-bound jetliner was diverted on Tuesday when a female passenger who had smoked in the lavatory became unruly, federal officials said.
Delta Air Lines Flight 511, a nonstop flight from Cincinnati, was over the Pacific Ocean when the passenger hit a pilot who had left the cockpit to quell the disturbance, said a fellow passenger who called The Associated Press from San Francisco International Airport.
"She appeared to be out of her mind. Upset. Belligerent," said Elizabeth Oglesby of Atlanta. "He threatened to handcuff her if she didn't calm down. At that point she hit him in the chest."
The woman was given oxygen and taken to the hospital after the plane landed. Officials with the Transportation Security Administration and Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately release the name of the passenger, and it was not clear whether she would be charged. It is a federal crime to smoke on a commercial flight. The Boeing 767 landed safely at about 1 p.m. and resumed its flight about an hour later, said Delta spokeswoman Chris Kelly

There goes the secure flightdeck. Passengers start something and tough guy pilot opens the door........911 ring a bell. When crap goes down...leave the door shut and fly the plane. People in the back can handle it.

 

[Wiskey Driver]

Is this for real??

Smoking, Unruly Passenger Diverts Flight Apr 3 07:46 PM US/Eastern

[URL="http://www.breitbart.com/images/common/dot.gif[/IMG]SAN"]SAN[/URL] FRANCISCO (AP) - A Honolulu-bound jetliner was diverted on Tuesday when a female passenger who had smoked in the lavatory became unruly, federal officials said.
Delta Air Lines Flight 511, a nonstop flight from Cincinnati, was over the Pacific Ocean when the passenger hit a pilot who had left the cockpit to quell the disturbance, said a fellow passenger who called The Associated Press from San Francisco International Airport.
"She appeared to be out of her mind. Upset. Belligerent," said Elizabeth Oglesby of Atlanta. "He threatened to handcuff her if she didn't calm down. At that point she hit him in the chest."
The woman was given oxygen and taken to the hospital after the plane landed. Officials with the Transportation Security Administration and Federal Aviation Administration did not immediately release the name of the passenger, and it was not clear whether she would be charged. It is a federal crime to smoke on a commercial flight. The Boeing 767 landed safely at about 1 p.m. and resumed its flight about an hour later, said Delta spokeswoman Chris Kelly

Why the hell was he off the flight deck??????????

Oh please please let it be general lee:laugh:

WD.

 

[acarpe3448]

Why the hell was he off the flight deck??????????

Oh please please let it be general lee:laugh:

WD.

Unless he was already in the back taking a piss break, or on a scheduled rest I have no clue! Our security procedures are against the flight crew going into the back in this kind of situation! I have learned over time though not to second guess!

 

[firstthird]

any chance he was a relief pilot? was it an ATL - HNL flight that exceeded 8 hours?

 

[ACL65PILOT]

There is a relief pilot on a CVG-HNL leg. I was probably him.
Never believe what the news says. They always mess up the facts.

 

[Whataburger]

Did the pilot come back and say, "Please quit smoking, do as I say because I have 9000 posts on Flightinfo?"

 

[johnsonrod]

Why the hell was he off the flight deck??????????

Oh please please let it be general lee:laugh:

WD.

Really classy jacka$$...

 

[800Dog]

Why the hell was he off the flight deck??????????

Since your regional does not fly long distances, let me explain. Flights over 8 hours have a relief pilot. It was the relief pilot who confronted the passenger. You see, the relief pilot eats a meal, takes a nap, does some light reading etc. as the heavy, of which you have what, three, makes its way across the ocean, a big body of water larger than Lake Michigan or Lake Havasu for you West girls and lands at a far away destination. Maybe when you get the big airbuses from Air Canada you will figure all this out.

 

[WSurf]

Did the pilot come back and say, "Please quit smoking, do as I say because I have 9000 posts on Flightinfo?"

Now thats funny!