Move over, Florida Man.
Take a seat, Florida Woman.
We need to talk for a moment about… Florida Airport?!?
Yes.
On Monday, May 8 police officers were called to the Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport in Fort Lauderdale to deal with mass commotion after a multitude of passengers grew irate over the cancelation of their flights.
"There were several people there that were upset," Broward County Sheriff"s Office spokeswoman Gina Carter told ABC News in response to the incident, adding:
"We were called in to just make sure that things were kept from getting very unruly."
As you can see in the following footage, however, things most definitely became unruly.
Three people were reportedly placed under arrest for their roles in the melee, as angry travelers yelled at staffers while cops tried to restore order.
One witness told ABC"s Florida affiliate WSVN that numerous people were detained.
"I saw two people go down on the floor and get … handcuffed and dragged out of here," said the passenger, who was not named in the report.
Spirit is in the middle of a union dispute with the Airline Pilots Association and its pilots, who refused to fly yesterday of protest.
Said a spokesperson for the company in light of this footage;
"We are shocked and saddened to see the videos of what took place at Ft. Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport.
"This is a result of unlawful labor activity by some Spirit pilots designed to disrupt Spirit operations for our customers, by canceling multiple flights across our network."
The incident comes at a bad time in general for the airline industry.
Over the past several weeks…
- United has dragged a man out of his seat because it overbooked his flight.
- Delta has kicked off a passenger for using the bathroom.
- Virgin has refused to let a three-year old cancer patient on board a plane.
Watch footage of this chaotic airport scene below:
