Posted on 05/09/2011 6:27:58 AM PDT by KeyLargo
Man Subdued After Disrupting Flight To Chicago
May 9, 2011 6:15 AM
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS) – Flight attendants had to subdue a man on a flight from Chicago to San Francisco overnight, after he began shouting and banging on the cockpit door.
This was the second flight disruption incident involving a flight to or from Chicago in a period of 24 hours.
LISTEN: KCBS-AM/San Francisco’s Megan Goldsby reports
In the latest incident, the man, who carries a Yemeni passport, was shouting unintelligibly as he banged on the door on American Airlines Flight 1561.
San Francisco Police Sgt. Michael Rodriguez said the flight was 20 minutes away from landing when the incident happened.
“A passenger onboard that flight actually grabbed onto the door and began yelling,” Rodriguez said.
He was wrestled to the ground by two passengers and flight attendants, and places in plastic handcuffs.
The man is identified as Rageit Almursi, 28.
He was put on a stretcher and taken through the San Francisco International Airport, and into custody. He is being held in the San Mateo County, Calif., Jail, and faces federal charges.
The plane landed safely around 9 p.m. Sunday. None of the 162 passengers was hurt.
The incident happened less than 12 hours after another unruly passenger was arrested on a flight to Chicago as he tried to open a plane door during the flight.
That flight, Continental Airlines No. 456, took off from Houston around 11:45 a.m. Sunday. In mid-flight, the passenger got out of his seat and said he had to get off the plane.
Then he tried to open the plane door.
Several passengers were able to subdue the 34-year-old man, who was from southwest suburban Burbank. The plane was diverted to Lambert International Airport in St. Louis before continuing to Chicago.
He was identified as 28-year-old Rageit Almurisi. Though he carried a Yemen passport, it wasn't clear if his nationality was also Yemeni, Rodgriguez said.
A male flight attendant tackled the suspect, who carried a Yemen passport, and other crew members aided as the suspect banged on the cockpit door."
Regedit Al Mursi
Are we getting a lot of tourists from Yemen these days?
HOW DID HE GET BY THE HEROIC SCREENING OF THE TSA? Somebody screwed the pooch here. A Yemani Passport?
LOL....he'll never live that one down.
Nothing to see here...Everyone move on.
How do discourage this sort of behavior?
Hit them with something they can comprehend. Say, the cost the airline sustained in diverting the flight, the lost revenue, the cost incurred in inconveniencing the passengers - then we have treble damages.
Taking these scumbags to the cleaners, and showing them that actions really do have consequences - might fix the issue. Then again, opening the door and chucking him out of the plane makes a lot of sense too.
Gee and on a related story CNN is concerned about islamaphobia...
May 9, 2011
Should pilots be able to remove passengers because of their appearance?
Posted: 06:21 AM ET
Rebecca Hillman - rhillman
Filed under: AM Asks
Two Muslim Imams dressed in traditional garb were removed from a flight in Tennessee. The Imams were on their way to Charlotte, North Carolina for a conference on “Islamophobia”, the fear of Islam. After the Imams again cleared security checks, the pilot still refused to fly with the men on board.
This morning, AM is asking: Should pilots be able to remove passengers because of their appearance?
American Morning wants to hear from you. Post your thoughts here
Such a nice Lutheran name. He could have been from Minnesota. < / sarcasm >
We will find
sooner or later
if Achmed'll pray
to a glowing crater
No long form birth certificate?
Obama flew in with his cape and saved all move along
The Amish strike back!
Are you kidding?
He had a Muhammedian name and looked Middle Eastern -
HE WAS WAVED THROUGH
out of fear of being accused of “profiling”.
Thats right, the TSA consistently gets it wrong. They’re nothing more than eye wash which is why flying is still dangerous. Why roll the dice and get molested at the same time?
“How do discourage this sort of behavior?
Hit them with something they can comprehend.”
Yes - I suggest one of the portable 5 pound fire extinguishers located throughout the cabin. Aim for the base of the skull. Repeat as needed. Three full swings by and adult male should get the job done.
We need to start spreading the notion that the REAL “Islamophobia” is in the actions of those who do everything they can to avoid offending them out of FEAR.
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