This is outlandish overreaction. When somebody runs to the lavatory on an airplane just before take-off, ignoring flight attendants’ instructions to return to their seat, the obvious assumption should be that the person had an emergency related to bodily functions. The situation should be reported to the control tower, per a need to delay take-off. Then have flight attendants wait a reasonable length of time and make reasonable efforts to communicate (understanding that a non-English speaker may not be able to come up with the English words for “diarrhea” or “major menstrual leak”) to try to find out what the problem is and whether the passenger may need medical attention, BEFORE treating the situation like a potential terrorist threat. We really need to start employing some common sense or the terrorists will win without ever committing another terrorist act. Why would a terrorist engage in patently obvious disruptive behavior BEFORE a plane takes off?
There were two people involved and in addition to the bathroom incident, people said they were acting suspiciously. Now, did we have two people who had choreographed explosive diarrhea? How does that dance work?
‘’’Why would a terrorist engage in patently obvious disruptive behavior BEFORE a plane takes off?’’’
Oh, maybe, to create terror?
How do you think the passengers felt? Maybe you should email your comments to those folks.