Early Sunday morning a Spirit Airlines flight that was en route from Los Angeles to fort Lauderdale was forced to make an emergency landing at Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. The decision to land was due to the presence of a disruptive passenger. There were more than 100 passengers onboard and the plane took off again at 10:00 pm, at least 10 hours after making the emergency landing. It was reported that the passengers spent an hour on the tarmac and then ten more in the terminal with no food and no one answering their questions.
Misty Piston, a spokesperson for Spirit Airlines, said that as the plane got close to Houston, a passenger became disruptive and the pilot decided to land the plane for the safety of everyone onboard. However, she did not state the nature of the disruption, but did indicate that he had been turned over to law enforcement, although they do not know yet with what he will be charged.
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