[WATCH] Delta Flight From LAX Diverted After Passengers Had To Take Down A Man Who Was Trying To Break Into Cockpit!
Socialites, get into this! What was supposed to be a normal ride to Nashville from Los Angeles turned into a freighting scene as a man tried to break into the cockpit!
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According to authorities, Delta Flight 386 was on its way to Nashville on Friday when it all went down. Video from the flight shows flight attendants and passengers wrestling with a man, tackling him and restraining him. The man was restrained and the flight crew was able to get the rest of the passengers seated, the pilots had to make make an emergency landing in Albuquerque where the passenger was taken into custody.
As CBS Los Angeles reports, one passenger said it seemed like the man was either panicking and in the midst of a mental health crisis or was possibly on drugs. Delta released a statement about the incident that said, in part:
“Thanks to the crew and passengers of Delta Flight 386, LAX to Nashville (BNA), who assisted in detaining an unruly passenger as the flight diverted to Albuquerque (ABQ). The aircraft landed without incident and the passenger was removed by law enforcement.”
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