Drunken Passenger Escored Off Plane In Philadelphia

A passenger who was deemed unruly and disruptive by the flight crew on a Philadelphia-to-London jet caused that flight to be diverted to Boston where that passenger was arrested.

Glasgow resident John Alexander Murray's arm was in a splint and he allegedly refused the crew's requests to keep it out of the aisle. They say he then became belligerent and demanded to be taken back to Philadelphia.

Murray was arrested after US Airways Flight 728 landed at around 11 p.m. Monday November 16, 2009. The plane departed for London two hours later without him.

Murray pleaded not guilty to a charge of interfering with a flight crew, and was ordered to return to court December first.

Notes from AirSafe.com
Extreme misbehavior by unruly passengers, often called air rage or sky rage, can lead to some tense moments in the air and may even put crew members and passengers at risk. Reasons for such behavior include excessive alcohol consumption, smoking bans, crowding, and long flights, psychological feelings of a loss of control, or problems with authority figures.

Also, pay attention to tip #9 from AirSafe.com's Top Ten Airline Safety Tips - The atmosphere in an airliner cabin is pressurized to about the same altitude as Denver, so any alcohol you consume will affect you more strongly than at sea level. Moderation is a good policy at any altitude.

Short Notice Cancellation

Airline: Jetblue
Date: 26 October 2008
Location: New York (JFK)

The flight was canceled with only 4 hours notice. The reason given was weather (a lie) where the plane was to arrive in NY. Having the internet link to Fightstats, which is searchable for arrivals and departure for every major airport in the world. I checked to see the status of take offs and landings at JFK. I found the dozens of JetBlue planes were taking of and landing, with the a notable exception of the flight to Jacksonville FL that would have been the plane turned around to fly back to JFK. So the problem was not weather, but the lack of back up aircraft available to JetBlue to cover their schedule.

There was a Continental flight that JetBlue could have switch us to with only a one hour delay, but they refused because they unlike most other airlines do not do this, giving us only the options of flying the next day (on one of their planes that might not have flown either) and missing the wedding we planned to attend or a refund. So lesson learned, Jet Blue is not just a discount airline, but a CHEAP airline. They obviously run on a thin margin of aircraft with does not allow for any problems and then when that thin margin causes their customers problems, they are unwilling to accept the cost to pay another airline to get you to you destination when you need to be there.