Southwest Airlines passengers were partway through an uneventful flight when one of the passengers decided that the “No Smoking” warnings were only a suggestion.
The passenger tried to sneak a cigarette while hiding in the plane’s restroom but set off the smoke alarm.
Flight 1250, from San Francisco to Los Angeles, had to make an unscheduled landing at San Jose’s Mineta International Airport.
The passenger was handed over to officers from the San Jose Police Department upon landing but was not arrested.
Far From the First or Worst
Passengers who don’t want to follow the rules are always a problem—but passengers have tried to do far worse than sneak a smoke.On two occasions in the past ten months, passengers have decided to get off a plane—while it was in flight.
The passenger wouldn’t have saved much time had he gotten the door open—the plane was already descending to the airport’s runway.
Again, other passengers jumped on the woman, holding her down. A video taken onboard shows the lady thrashing around while screaming, “I am God, I am God, I am God.”
“When at cruising altitude, the pressure difference between the outside of the plane and the inside of the plane, which is pressurized, creates a situation where the door cannot open.”
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