A B757 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT SHE OVERHEARD 2 INTOXICATED PAX; DURING BOARDING AT SVMI; PLOTTING AN INFLT DISTURBANCE. SHE AND THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT WHO OVERHEARD THIS CONFRONTED THE PAX WHO WERE EVENTUALLY REMOVED FROM THE FLT.
Synopsis
A B757 FLT ATTENDANT RPTED THAT SHE OVERHEARD 2 INTOXICATED PAX; DURING BOARDING AT SVMI; PLOTTING AN INFLT DISTURBANCE. SHE AND THE OTHER FLT ATTENDANT WHO OVERHEARD THIS CONFRONTED THE PAX WHO WERE EVENTUALLY REMOVED FROM THE FLT.
Narrative
2 PAX; YOUNG MEN; BOARDED AND TOOK SEATS NEXT TO EACH OTHER IN COACH. ONE OF THE PAX HAD A DRINK IN HIS HAND. THEY WERE BEING LOUD AND ROWDY -- SPEAKING IN SPANISH-ONLY THE WHOLE TIME. #5 FLT ATTENDANT WAS OUR SPANISH SPEAKER (THE ONLY ONE ON THE CREW THAT SPOKE SPANISH) AND WAS LISTENING TO THE 2 GUYS TRYING TO ORGANIZE SOME KIND OF DEMONSTRATION TO TAKE PLACE IN THE EVENING. WELL AFTER WE WERE IN THE AIR; THEY PLANNED TO STAND UP AND BANG ON THE OVERHEAD BINS. HE APCHED THE 2 MEN; ADVISED THAT IT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED OR TOLERATED ON THE ACFT. THE 2 MEN ARGUED BACK. OTHER SURROUNDING PAX THEN SPOKE UP IN DEFENSE OF THE 2 MEN AS #5 FLT ATTENDANT INSISTED THAT THEY BEHAVE OR THEY WILL BE REMOVED. THE ARGUMENT ONLY GOT BIGGER AND HEATED. THE #1 FLT ATTENDANT CAME BACK; GOT INVOLVED; INSISTED THE 2 MEN BE TAKEN OFF. THEY REFUSED. WE ASKED THE CAPT FOR REINFORCEMENT. NEITHER OF THEM WANTED TO COME BACK AND BE INVOLVED. THEY (COCKPIT) CALLED FOR SECURITY OR POLICE TO COME ON BOARD. FINALLY; I BELIEVE A CUSTOMS AGENT CAME ON AND WALKED THEM OFF. AIR MARSHALS WERE ON BOARD BUT WERE NOT INVOLVED.
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Source: NASA Aviation Safety Reporting System (public domain). Reports are voluntary submissions and are not verified by NASA.