The southwest plane heading for Phoenix was forced to return to the gate this week after one of the passengers began walking in front of the plane and undressing.
According to a local outlet, the woman who said she had stripped her completely naked from the plane began packing her bags and blaming passengers, harassing flight attendants and knocking on the cockpit door.
“She turned towards us and shed all her clothes,” a passenger told Khou-TV.
Another passenger told KPNX-TV, “She screamed at the top of her lungs and began jumping up and down.
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A southwest flight at Houston's Hobby Airport was forced to return to the gate after passengers reportedly stripped naked. (Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images)
She added, “I wanted the plane not to take off, but that wasn't, I didn't thank God.”
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Passengers also told KPNX that the woman claimed she was bipolar.
Houston's hobby airport (James Nielsen/Chronicle)
One passenger caught the incident Mobile phone videowhich showed she walked completely naked down the aisle of the plane, screaming and slapping her head.
After the plane returned to the gates at Houston's Hobby Airport, workers covered her with blankets, but the woman then took off, passengers said.
“The woman escaped from the plane and who knows where she went?” she told KPNX.
The flight headed from Houston to Phoenix. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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Houston police told the station he was taken to hospital for a medical evaluation and had not yet faced charges.
Southwest told Khou: “Local law enforcement came across a flight 733 from Houston to Phoenix on Monday afternoon after returning to the gate due to customer situations being mounted. We apologise to our customers for delayed trips and appreciate the patience as our team worked to get to our destination as quickly as possible.”
