THIS is the shocking moment a furious passenger had a full-blown foot-stomping meltdown at airport staff before she was bundled away and arrested.
In a white T-shirt and yellow pants, the woman launched into a chaotic rage after her flight to New York was abruptly cancelled.
The verbally abusive woman was taken behind the desk by security who attempted to calm her down[/caption]
She continued to yell at them after the flight was cancelled[/caption]
Chaos kicked off after her flight was cancelled at the last minute[/caption]
Footage shows her hurling her jumper to the floor, clenching her fists and screeching at cops at the Norse Atlantic Airways desk as fellow passengers watched in shock.
Erianne, a fellow passenger and model from Paris, said: “It was quite an intense reaction.”
Chaos kicked off on July 3 after passengers on flight N0301 from Charles de Gaulle to JFK were informed via email — just before midnight — that their flight had been cancelled due to technical issues.
“She was in a panic,” said Erianne.
“She said she was diabetic and needed her medication.
“But I don’t think she should have used such strong language.
“Especially because the people on the desk aren’t responsible.”
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner never took off, and no hotel was offered to those stranded.
As tensions soared, airline staff reportedly told passengers they would need to cancel their own bookings and find new flights or hotels themselves – sending many scrambling in the middle of the night.
“The prices were ridiculous,” said Erianne, who ended up shelling out £952 ($1,285) to get home with another airline.
She added: “They told us that we have to cancel this one on our own, then rebook another ticket from another airline, but the prices were ridiculous.
“After that, the people who couldn’t afford another flight were trying to find a hotel to sleep in.
“But because this happened during the night, that’s not the easiest thing to do.
“Some of them slept at the airport with their kids, including this woman.
“I still haven’t gotten a refund from my original flight, but I am emailing with them.”
Norse Atlantic’s next flight was also cancelled on July 4, and a third was delayed more than two hours the following day, according to flight tracking data.
Some families were left to sleep on the airport floor with their children.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner never took off, and no hotel was offered to those stranded[/caption]
It comes after a passenger allegedly claimed his laptop was a bomb as chaos unfolded mid-air.
Taj Taylor, 27, is accused of making the alarming comment less than an hour into an Allegiant Air flight from St. Pete-Clearwater Airport in Florida to Roanoke, Virginia, on Sunday.
According to an arrest report from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Taylor, seated in the last row, allegedly told another traveler that his laptop was an explosive — prompting the shocked passenger to snatch it away.
Six people on the Airbus A320, which was carrying 177 passengers and six crew members, reportedly heard the remark.
The pilot turned the plane around, landing back in Florida just 40 minutes after takeoff—well short of the typical two-hour flight to Roanoke. Law enforcement met the plane on the tarmac and arrested Taylor on the spot.
A full search of his belongings revealed no explosives.
Taylor, when questioned by authorities, claimed he had experienced a “lack of clarity,” according to an FBI report seen by USA Today.
He strongly denied making any bomb threats.
Taylor appeared in court on Monday, facing charges of conveying false information and threats.
If convicted, he could face a fine of up to $25,000 and a prison term of up to five years.
