Passengers subdue man on Delta flight

[Hatu]

TAMPA, Fla., July 7 (Reuters) - A man who tried to force his way into the cockpit of a Tampa-bound Delta Air Lines (DALRQ.PK: Quote, Profile, Research) jet was undergoing mental evaluation on Friday, Tampa International Airport officials said.

Passengers said the man ran up the aisle toward the cockpit door just before the flight from New York's LaGuardia Airport was about to land in Tampa on Thursday night.

Passengers in the first-class section of the plane tackled and subdued the man, who was turned over to police after the McDonnell Douglas MD-88 landed.

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[WorldTraveler]

Recent reports indicate it was a US soldier who recently returned from Iraq. How very sad.

No comments on the war, please.

 

[Fly]

Why? If the war has no importance, then why did you mention it?

 

[WorldTraveler]

because someone's misfortune should not be a platform for someone else to launch into a political debate. I would hope that would be obvious to you.

Debate the war, but not at the expense of or as an excuse for a man and his needs.