HOUSTON--Charges may be filed against a man accused of causing a disturbance on a Continental Airlines
| ...who give Air Ukraine a run for their money... |
flight bound for Houston on Tuesday.
| That's it, mess with a bunch of folks headed for Texas... |
Passengers said the man was a hassle from the beginning
| "Zip it bub, I'm trying to watch the safety video!" |
and once the flight took off, he tried to light an electronic cigarette.
| 'Light' an electronic cigarette? Doesn't it have an 'on' button? |
Flight attendants asked the passenger to turn off the cigarette, but he refused.
"Just hit the 'OFF' button, wouldya buddy?"
"Leave me alone, infidel! I must steady my nerves for what comes next!"
"Oh? What exactly comes next?" |
Other fed up passengers
| "Criminy! I'm sitting in steerage class and I have to put up with this moron?" |
helped subdue the unruly man
[THUMP] [WHACK] [THUMPITY-THUMPITY-THUMP]
"Here you go, ma'am, we think he's under control now."
"Why thank you boys, I'll let our pilot know."
[groan] "owwwwwwwww" [mumble] |
while the pilot turned the plane around and headed back to Portland.
| "Ladies and gentlemen, we'll be returning to Portland just long enough to unload some trash. Thank you for your understanding." |
The passenger was taken into custody when the plane landed.
"Here you are, officers."
"Thank you ma'am. Say, who trussed him?"
"You can thank 7F, 12E, 14A, 15B, 22C and 31D." |
According to one of the passengers, the unruly passenger kept repeating, "Allah is great."
| But he's repeating it through a busted lip and loose teeth... |
The flight resumed and departed Portland around 2:05 p.m. The passengers finally arrived to Houston Tuesday night. |