A Limit The pilot was handcuffed aboard a plane in Houston and removed by Houston police before the flight’s scheduled departure, officials confirmed Saturday.
The pilot was removed from Flight 3195 prior to its scheduled departure from Houston to Dallas. Houston police identified the pilot as Seymour Walker, 45, who was wanted on a domestic violence assault warrant.
Frontier Airlines
Law enforcement said they waited until the plane arrived at a specific gate at George Bush Intercontinental Airport at 4 p.m. local time. After all passengers got off the plane, officers boarded the aircraft and took the pilot into custody “without incident,” police said.
Frontier Airlines confirmed the incident in a statement to CBS News, saying “The activity occurred prior to the start of boarding for Flight 3195 scheduled from IAH to Dallas Forth Worth (DFW). A replacement member was not immediately available and therefore the flight was canceled.”
Passengers were offered a full refund, credit or a seat on the next available Frontier flight.
“Airlines report incidents like this to the FAA office that oversees them, and we investigate all pilot-related issues,” the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement.
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