Our Teams have reached out to Customers onboard the flight to apologize for the delay to their travels
On Monday afternoon, March 3, a Southwest Airlines flight that was scheduled to depart from Houston and head to Phoenix was forced to return to the gate because a passenger had stripped nude and started screaming before to the flight’s departure.
According to a video that was captured by a passenger, the woman is seen marching up and down the aisle while shouting while she is entirely naked.
According to KPNX in Phoenix, which is an affiliate of NBC, the flight that originated from Hobby Airport in Houston was delayed for more than 90 minutes.
According to a statement that was released by the Houston Police Department to NBC News on Thursday, March 6, it was reported that the department received a call at 3:30 p.m. Central Time on Monday, stating that “a passenger took off her clothes on a flight and was causing a disturbance.”
After being evacuated from the aircraft, the woman was sent to the Neuropsychiatric Center at the Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital in Houston for a medical evaluation, according to the police.
According to police, “There have been no charges filed, so her name was not released.”Â
According to a statement that Southwest Airlines issued on Thursday, local law enforcement officials met with Flight 733 after it returned to the gate because of a “Customer situation onboard.”
“Our Teams have reached out to Customers onboard the flight to apologize for the delay to their travels.Â
Two unidentified passengers residing in Phoenix informed KPNX that the aircraft had only been taxiing when a woman, fully clothed, approached the front of the plane and began shouting.
“It was very uncomfortable and really scary. I do remember her saying that she wanted to get off the flight. She started, like, jumping up and down, screaming at the top of her lungs,” they stated.Â