FLT ATTENDANT RPT REGARDING A DRUNK AND UNRULY PAX BOARDING A B727. HE WANTED TO STEP OUTSIDE TO SMOKE WHILE THE ACFT WAS FUELING. LEAD FLT ATTENDANT AND AGENT WERE CALLED. CAPT DECIDED TO HAVE HIM REMOVED FROM THE ACFT.

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IT HAD BEEN BROUGHT TO MY ATTN THAT A PARTICULAR PAX WAS UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF ALCOHOL. THE GATE AGENT; THE BOARDING FLT ATTENDANT; AND THE PREMIUM FLT ATTENDANT WERE DISCUSSING THE SIT WITH THE CAPT. AS THEY CONVERSED; THE PAX IN QUESTION WALKED (STAGGERING) OUT OF THE FORWARD GALLEY (BOARDING) DOOR TO HAVE A SMOKE WHILE THE AIRPLANE WAS FUELING. AT THIS POINT; HE WAS ALREADY 'CAUGHT' FOR SMOKING ON THE AIRPLANE. THE PREMIUM ASKED TO SPEAK TO HIM; AND HE GOT EXTREMELY DEFENSIVE. THE PREMIUM SMELLED A LARGE AMOUNT OF ALCOHOL ON HIS BREATH. THE CAPT DECIDED THAT THIS PAX WAS GOING TO BE DENIED BOARDING. PAX BURST OUT WITH 'A RELATIVE OF MINE JUST DIED; AND I JUST WHAT TO BE LEFT ALONE.' THE AGENT ESCORTED HIM OFF. THIS IS THE SECOND PAX THAT HAS BEEN ESCORTED OFF DUE TO UNRULY BEHAVIOR ON MY FLTS IN 1 MONTH. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE! I BELIEVE THAT THE AGENT SHOULD ESCORT THE PAX TO THE COMPLAINT RESOLUTION OFFICER IMMEDIATELY. UNFORTUNATELY; THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH AGENTS TO TAKE CARE OF THESE PROBS. THEY ARE USUALLY BUSY WITH THE OTHER PAX.