A Southwest flight was forced to return to its gate after a female passenger ran naked up and down its aisle for 25 minutes.
The moment came during a flight from Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport to Phoenix on Monday when the woman stripped naked in front of stunned passengers.
Footage taken by Beast Games contestant Macy Estevez, and first shared by ABC13, showed the woman, who has not been named, bare her breasts as she gyrated before the cabin of the Boeing 737.
Estevez reportedly said she continued parading on board for nearly half an hour before authorities stepped in and detained her.
The Houston Police Department took the woman away for medical evaluations, however the department did not say if it would be bringing charges.
In a statement, Southwest Airlines confirmed the incident as it apologized to passengers for the bizarre disruption.
‘Local law enforcement met Flight 733 from Houston to Phoenix Monday afternoon after it returned to the gate because of a customer situation onboard,’ the statement read.
‘We’ve reached out to customers to apologize for the delay and appreciate their patience as our teams worked to get them to their destinations as quickly as possible.’
Shocking footage captured the moment when a woman on board a Southwest flight stripped naked and erupted into a crazed rant before it took off
The moment came during a flight from Houston’s William P. Hobby Airport to Phoenix on Monday, as passengers said they were left stunned as the woman gyrated and screamed for 25 minutes before she was detained by authorities
It is unclear what exactly prompted the woman’s outburst on the plane on Monday, although reports indicate she demanded to be let off the aircraft during her stunt and exclaimed that she was bipolar.
Passengers also said the woman tried to enter the cockpit during the incident before she was detained by authorities, reports KHOU11.
A passenger on the aircraft described the incident to the outlet, saying: ‘She turned around facing us and stripped all of her clothes off.’
The unruly woman then started shouting and walking up and down the aisle in full view of shocked bystanders.
Separate footage shared with 12News showed the woman screaming ‘wait, wait, wait’ as she ran up and down the aisle.
‘And she then proceeded to make her way back towards the front of the plane and started banging on the cockpit doors, asking to be let in and she was screaming,’ the passenger recalled.
‘When it first happened, it was really scary.’
Passengers said the woman tried to enter the cockpit and ran up and down the aisle, with footage showing her screaming ‘wait, wait, wait’ as she did so
Experts told KHOU11 that if passengers ever find themselves in a similar position, they should remain calm, move away from the unruly person and only intervene if absolutely necessary or instructed by staff.
But the witness said she was surprised by the lack of action from staff or authorities as the woman continued her outburst for almost half an hour.
‘Very weird that nobody kind of intervened,’ she said.
‘Everyone kind of recognized the situation and just let her run on and on.’
A gate attendant reportedly wrapped the woman in a blanket when she was brought off the plane.
