It turned out to be a layover to remember.
A woman had to be forced off a US Airways flight Sunday night before takeoff at Philadelphia International Airport after swearing and screaming at people around her.
Music video director Mike Irving, who was traveling from Los Angeles to Portugal, witnessed the meltdown from a few rows away and recorded it on his iPhone. People were still boarding the plane and settling into their seats when the outburst happened.
“The woman walked on the plane and she was yelling a bunch,” Irving told the Daily News by phone from Lisbon on Monday. “I don’t know if she was excited or happy or scared. She was swearing a lot.”
In the 57-second video, the unidentified woman can be heard screaming, “I didn’t do anything… You’re f—— harassing me” as she unleashed a string of obscenities while two people struggled with her.
“I don’t know if they were bystanders or air marshals,” Irving said. “They were controlling the situation even more than the police officers who were there were.”
Irving said he had no idea how to explain the woman’s behavior, but said she yelled out that she was bipolar.
After she was escorted off the plane, Irving watched as the woman was taken into custody.
“I think the flight attendants and security handled it well,” he said. “I don’t think it got too many people afraid. It’s uneasy seeing a situation like that unfold.”
