Delta Airlines issued this statement regarding the incident:
"Delta was contacted by the TSA early Wednesday morning re: an
allegation that a flight attendant appeared unfit for duty. Delta takes
these allegations very seriously and is working to confirm if the
allegation is accurate. As a precaution, the attendant was removed from
flying. Delta apologizes for the delay customers on Flight 1266
encountered while traveling to Atlanta."
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Delta Airlines says it has pulled a flight attendant from a Buffalo, N.Y.-to-Atlanta flight because a security screener thought he was acting erratically and might not be fit to fly.
Delta tells local media in Buffalo that the Transportation Security Administration reported the potential problem after the crew was screened before Flight 1266’s scheduled departure at 6:15 a.m. Wednesday.
The airline didn’t detail the actions that worried the screener but said there was no security threat. Passengers hadn’t yet boarded the plane. It left three hours late with a replacement for the attendant.
The episode comes just more than a week after a JetBlue Airways captain’s frightening behavior on a New York-to-Las Vegas flight forced an emergency landing in Texas. He has been charged with interfering with a flight crew.
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