A flight from Houston to Phoenix was reportedly forced to return to the gate after a female passenger stripped naked and began screaming, creating chaos in the cabin. The incident unfolded just as Flight 733 from William P Hobby Airport started taxiing for takeoff.
The woman in the video that has gone viral can be seen removing all her clothes and began roaming the aisle, alarming the fellow passengers. Her behaviour that lasted for nearly 25 minutes included banging on the cockpit door and demanding to be let off the plane.
According to media reports, the passengers initially walked towards the front of the cabin and demanded that she be let off the flight while the plane was still taxiing down the runway. As the plane continued moving, she started to strip off her clothes.
🚨🇺🇸WOMAN STRIPS NAKED, SCREAMS ON SOUTHWEST FLIGHT—NO CHARGES FILED
A Southwest flight from Houston to Phoenix was forced back to the gate after a woman stripped naked and walked the aisle screaming as the plane taxied.
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A video of the woman was made, and it showed the woman yelling at the top of her voice while she was walking up and down the aisle and ignoring the other passengers on the aircraft.
What Did Police Say?
According to Hindustan Times, a Houston Police Department spokesperson said that the woman was detained after the stunt. She was then taken to the hospital for medical evaluation.
“Local law enforcement met Flight 733 from Houston to Phoenix Monday afternoon after it returned to the gate because of a customer situation onboard. We’ve reached out to customers to apologise for the delay and appreciate their patience as our teams worked to get them to their destinations as quickly as possible,” the airlines told the outlet in a statement as quoted by Hindustan Times.
