ATLANTA — A Delta Air Lines flight heading to Atlanta from Paris, France was diverted to an Irish airport after a passenger became unruly.
According to a statement from Delta, Flight 83 was diverted to Dublin, Ireland for the passenger to be removed.
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The company said it has “zero tolerance for unruly behavior and will work with law enforcement authorities to that end. We apologize to our customers for the delay in their travel.”
The operator of the Dublin Airport, daa, confirmed the plane landed there around 10:30 a.m. local time and took off about an hour later to continue to Atlanta.
According to FlightAware, the flight arrived in Atlanta around 3:40 p.m.
Video shared with Channel 2 Action News from the Dublin Airport shows a man being escorted off of the plane in handcuffs and being placed into a van by the An Garda Síochána, Ireland’s National Police Service.
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Details about what caused the passenger’s behavior was not available, and the passenger was not identified.
The delayed flight comes as the busiest travel weekend of the year arrives for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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