Three rowdy passengers caused the flight to be diverted to Houston.
There were no charges filed against any passenger. "As apparently he had a no-entry to the US stipulation, so we can't send him to the Sobering Center as that would be entering the United States," Smith said of the third passenger, who was placed in the hands of Customs and Border Protection.
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Early Thursday morning, an AeroMéxico flight from Toronto to Mexico City was diverted to Houston to remove three passengers who seemed to be inebriated.
According to the flight-tracking website FlightAware, AeroMéxico Flight 617 landed at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston at 3:42 a.m.
According to a report from the Houston Police Department, the passengers, two men and a woman, were told by a flight attendant that they weren't allowed to drink alcohol and were advised to finish their drinks.
According to police department spokesman Kese Smith, "following that incident, all three individuals continued to refuse to cover their faces with their masks, were rude, confrontational, and appeared to be intoxicated."
The captain was warned by the flight attendant, and the jet was redirected to Houston.
The flight was intercepted by police, and all three passengers were removed from the plane. Two passengers were taken to the Sobering Center in Houston, which allows persons to be transported without being arrested to avoid a criminal record for public intoxication.
There were no charges filed against any passenger. "As apparently he had a no-entry to the US stipulation, so we can't send him to the Sobering Center as that would be entering the United States," Smith said of the third passenger, who was placed in the hands of Customs and Border Protection.
CBP has been contacted by CNN Travel for more information.
A spokeswoman for the Houston Airport System, Augusto Bernal, confirmed this "The flight was met by Houston Police and CBP, who removed the passengers from the plane. Shortly after, the flight to Mexico City took off "Bernal expressed himself by email.
A request for comment from AeroMéxico was not immediately returned.
In the United States, this is a major issue.
Last year, the Federal Aviation Administration received nearly 6,000 reports of rowdy passenger behaviour in the United States, which set a new high. The FAA has received 712 reports this year alone.
Since the beginning of last year, the agency has submitted 80 disruptive occurrences aboard planes to the Justice Department for a possible criminal prosecution, according to a statement released in mid-February.
The flight was diverted after an American Airlines flight attendant smacked a rowdy customer in the head with a coffee pot while attempting to open the plane's exit door in February.
