Spirit A319 near Houston on Jul 8th 2012, unruly passenger
Last Update: July 10, 2012 / 12:58:20 GMT/Zulu time
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 8, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-310
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N509NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
The aircraft departed Houston after 14:45 hours on the ground and reached Fort Lauderdale as flight NK-8509 with a delay of 15:45 hours.
The airline did not explain what caused the delay in Houston but said they would fully refund all passengers.
Police reported the blind man (86) spoke only French and had become increasingly frightened until he started to swing at other passengers.
Incident Facts
Date of incident
Jul 8, 2012
Classification
Incident
Airline
Spirit Airlines
Flight number
NK-310
Departure
Los Angeles, United States
Destination
Fort Lauderdale, United States
Aircraft Registration
N509NK
Aircraft Type
Airbus A319
ICAO Type Designator
A319
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