A visibly intoxicated passenger refused to step off a Delta Air Lines flight in Dallas, forcing police officers to deboard the entire plane before handcuffing her and pulling her off. Did she really think that giving officers the silent treatment was going to work?

Drunk Karen Hauled Off Delta Flight In Handcuffs After Refusing To Get Off Herself

Police bodycam footage from last year, but just posted this week, shows officers boarding a Delta flight a Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW). A woman seated in a middle seat is sitting quietly with her eyes closed. When quizzed by officers, she remains silent, though as they continue to press her she finally starts talking.

Immediately, it is clear that she is intoxicated…she slurs her words and makes no sense.

Fair enough..it happens. She was invited to grab her bags and step off the aricraft. At this point, she was not under arrest and not in any trouble. But she refused. She said she didn’t like Texas and wanted to get out. Police officers practically begged her to get off the plane peaceably.

When it became clear that she would not, the police ordered everyone else off the airplane. Why? Because hauling someone off the plane against their will often creates a spectacle and that’s not something law enforcement officers or airlines generally like to be broadcast over social media.

The woman apparently had downed Prosecco followed by tequila shots while onboard and later admitted to consuming six glasses of wine while waiting for her delayed flight.

Yeah, that’s going to do it…

She kept confusing police officers for airline staff, another clear sign she was drunk. As police officers placed her into a squad car, she wailed, “All I did was try and peacefully get out of a f*cking plane!” No, too late Karen.

As she sat down in the police car, she asked, “Can I please have a cigarette? I need a cigarette! Can I please just have one ciggy?”

No, Karen.

Here’s the video:

On the whole, I think he police handled this matter very professionally. I don’t care for officers yelling at other passengers to, “Leave your stuff! Leave your stuff!” onboard, though I also understand that the point was to quickly deboard, pull the woman off, and then get the passengers back on board and on their way.

CONCLUSION

Delta needs to send this woman a bill for the delay. At the very least, it had to pay its flight crew extra for what happened.

This conduct is disgusting. I shine light on it as a constant reminder that alcohol should be consumed responsibly, especially when flying.

image: screen grab Police Watch / YouTube