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A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam made an unscheduled stop in Boston
over the weekend because a passenger misbehaved. After being disembarked by
the police, the A330 was able to continue its journey with a three-hour delay.
 
The incident was particularly annoying for the other passengers because it
involved a night flight that departed from Detroit Friday evening. The
aircraft had only been in the air for an hour when the pilots decided to
divert. The Airbus was then on the ground for more than two hours.
 
Delta does not want to say exactly what the passenger did. But in a statement
to American media, the airline says it has a "zero tolerance" policy for
misconduct on board. Delta apologizes to passengers on flight DL134 for the
delay.
 
Due to the incident, the return flight to Detroit, DL135, was also delayed for
hours, as a result of which hundreds more travelers were duped.
 
Nuisance passengers are a regular problem, often under the influence of
alcohol. At the end of March, a KLM Boeing 777 had to turn back to Amsterdam
over Iceland because of an aggressive person on board. After the return the
other occupants were over five hours in the air for nothing. As the crew would
have gone over their maximum time, a relief crew was summoned, the plane
refueled, re-catered and was on its way again to Calgary with a 10 hour delay
... returning passengers were also delayed ... of course.

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