A disruptive passenger caused a Paris-to-Newark flight to divert to Bangor, Maine. The passenger was a 21-year-old male of (guess where) descent who resides in Paris. He was described as being sweaty and fidgety, and he engaged in the following bizarre behavior during the flight:
- Scribbled notes, removed his shirt, and wrote in ink on his arms and chest;
- Claimed he was afraid of “snakes coming out of the boxes” and
- Repeated the phrase, “Five, four, three, two, one…boom;
- Removed and carried a seat cushion flotation device about with him, and when instructed to replace it, repeatedly responded “It’s personal;
- Changed seats several times;
- Said that he wanted to stand at the front of the plane;
- Tried at least twice to sneak or force his way past crew members when told to take his seat; and
- Shouted in (guess what language) in the face of the second captain and stepped on his toes.