A cowboy may have thought he was being funny, but he certainly was not laughing as he was pulled off an Alaska Airlines flight after joking about a bomb under his 10-gallon hat.

Cowboy Pulled Off Alaska Airlines Flight After Bomb Joke At SEA

A passenger on Alaska Airlines Flight 2123 from Seattle (SEA) to Walla Walla (ALW) allegedly made a bomb threat while the plane was taxiing at Sea-Tac Airport on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Two runways were briefly shut down as a major security response unfolded. One person is now in custody…no explosives were found.

One passenger explained, “I was on the flight. He said I have a bomb under my hat to the flight attendant. Multiple people around him heard it. I think he was probably thinking he was funny, but unfortunately, those are words you don’t say in an airport or on plane.”

No kidding…

Another account said he whispered this to the flight attendant.

Here’s a video of him being pulled off the plane that I was not able to embed (with credit to photogsteve81/Instagram):

I don’t know what would possess anyone to joke about something like this. I mean, I got thrown off a flight for saying, “I hope you didn’t think I was a terrorist,” and there are indeed 7 words you can never say on a plane…bomb is one of them.

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This man will likely not face federal charges because the incident happened on the ground and there was no diversion necessary, but it’s not inconceivable that he could be charged. In 2023, a man was charged for handing the flight attendant a note on an Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta (ATL) to Seattle that said:

“There is a bomb on the plane. This is not a joke. Several pounds of homemade explosives are in my carry-on bag. I have a detonator with me. Handle this matter carefully and exactly how I say, otherwise I will detonate the explosives and kill everyone on board. You are to alert the pilot to this note and keep the issue to yourself. Many innocent lives are in your hands, do as I demand and everyone will live. Deviate and the consequences will be deadly for all of us. I have nothing left to lose.”

He was arrested and although no bomb was found, he was recently sentenced to 22 months in prison.

CONLUSION

The bottom line is very clear: you don’t joke about bombs on commercial airplanes…or frankly anywhere at all. It’s not funny and will cost you dearly. Just ask the cowboy…