A pilot had to divert a red-eye flight because a passenger tried two times to light up a cigarette inside the cabin
Passengers boarding Alaska Airlines' red-eye flight 1138 in San Francisco were in for quite a surprise. Over halfway through the flight, they had to divert to Chicago.One of their fellow passengers tried to break one of the cardinal rules of modern air travel: do not smoke on airplanes. Then the passenger refused to comply with flight crew instructions by trying to light up a cigarette -- again.
Read MoreChicago Police say they were asked to meet the plane because of the cigarette-lighting passenger, who"was somewhat belligerent."While the individual was escorted off the plane without incident, the diversion added an hour onto the other passengers' red-eye flight, since the plane needed refueling.Airport odyssey reveals passengers both rude and funnyIt's unclear if the passenger will face any punishment for their actions.
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