A pilot was preparing to take off from a Texas airport when he was suddenly arrested on a disturbing charge — forcing a cancellation.
A Frontier Airlines pilot was taken into custody by Houston police on board a plane at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday night.
The airman, later identified as 45-year-old Seymour Walker, was removed from Flight 3195 before takeoff due to an outstanding warrant for assault-family violence.
Law enforcement timed the arrest for when Flight 3195 reached its assigned gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport around 4 p.m.
Officers boarded the empty plane and took the pilot into custody without any problems.
A pilot was preparing to take off from a Texas airport when he was suddenly arrested on a disturbing charge — forcing a cancellation
A Frontier Airlines pilot was taken into custody by Houston police on board a plane at George Bush Intercontinental Airport on Saturday right
Frontier Airlines confirmed the incident, stating that the pilot was arrested before boarding began for Flight 3195, bound for Dallas-Fort Worth.
Due to the immediate lack of a replacement crew, the flight was canceled.
To make up for the inconvenience, passengers who were going to board Flight 3195 were offered a full refund, credit, or a spot on the next available flight.
‘Airlines report incidents such as this to the FAA office that oversees them, and we investigate all pilot-related issues,’ the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
The Frontier incident comes on the heels of another in-flight disturbance involving Air Canada.
A recent video captured a heated exchange between a flight attendant and a passenger who had simply requested a blanket.
The attendant’s behavior escalated to threats of removing the passenger and calling the police, prompting other passengers to consider leaving the plane in solidarity.
Footage of Air Canada flight AC73 has gone viral showing the altercation between the airline employee and the female passenger who requested the blanket
The airline employee is heard saying: ‘You will behave or we will get off!’ and ‘I’ll tell the captain right away. Yes or no?’
When passengers told her to call the captain, the flight attendant said, ‘I don’t want no bullying against my crew.’
It remains unclear what happened beforehand. The female passenger who asked for the blanket has not been identified or come forward.