Southwest Flight Delayed After Passenger Strips Naked and Causes Disturbance
A Houston-to-Phoenix flight returned to the gate when a woman undressed, screamed, and disrupted passengers and crew.
- The incident occurred on Southwest Airlines Flight 733 as it was taxiing for departure from Houston's Hobby Airport to Phoenix.
- A female passenger stripped naked, screamed, and walked up and down the aisle for about 25 minutes, alarming passengers, including children.
- Witnesses reported that the woman claimed to be bipolar, banged on the cockpit door, and physically harassed a flight attendant.
- The plane returned to the gate, where law enforcement escorted the woman off the flight; she was taken to a hospital for a medical evaluation but faced no charges.
- Southwest Airlines apologized for the delay caused by the 'customer situation' and noted the increasing number of unruly passenger incidents in recent years.