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Home » News » Woman Strips, Shouts “Allahu Akbar” As She Storms Cockpit
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Woman Strips, Shouts “Allahu Akbar” As She Storms Cockpit

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 16, 2022November 13, 2023 15 Comments

a collage of people in an airplane

A scary and frankly odd incident onboard a Jet2 flight after a woman stripped and rushed for the cockpit, claiming to have explosives that would detonate if she was not allowed in. Allegedly unable to stop her, flight attendants stood by and watched as a passenger leaped up to address the incident.

Half-Naked Woman Storms Cockpit Shouting “Allahu Akbar” And Warning Of Explosion

All seemed well as a full plane of travelers headed from Larnaca, Cyprus (LCA) to Manchester, England (MAN). The flight took off. Time to lean back, and rest.

And then she made her appearance. She ripped her clothes off. She ran for the cockpit and screamed “Allahu Akbar.” That phrase, known as the Takbir, means “God is the greatest.”

Demanding to be let into the cockpit, she said if she was not let in there would “be an explosion and everybody is going to die.” She also claimed her parents were members of ISIS, a militant Sunni group also known as The Islamic State or Daesh.

Flight attendants advised her to stop, but apparently could not stop her. A passenger named Phillip O’Brien jumped to the rescue and secured her to a chair (a flight attendant helped). O’Brien later explained:

“Everything was normal, and then shortly after take-off a woman walked up the aisle naked and banged on the cockpit door shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’. As you can imagine everyone was sh*ting themselves.

“I spoke to staff and said, ‘Why have you not put her to the floor?’  They said, ‘We’re not able to.’ I said, ‘Well I am’.

“So when the woman went to the cockpit again I took control, took her to the ground and at that point the pilot did an emergency landing to Paris.”

Why did O’Brien jump up? One reason was because he was traveling with six family members.

Pilots diverted to Paris (CDG) where the woman was offloaded and plane searched for explosives. None were found.

Jet2 confirmed:

“We can confirm that flight LS944 from Larnaca to Manchester was unfortunately diverted to Charles De Gaulle Airport in the early hours of Tuesday morning so that a disruptive passenger could be offloaded.”

The woman now faces a prison sentence of up to five years as well as a hefty fine.

No video of the scene has yet emerged.

CONCLUSION

Such an odd incident. Was it alcohol or drugs that prompted this woman to act? Why take off her clothes? Does she have any idea what kind of trouble she is in? Why was the crew unable to stop her? In any case, well done Mr. O’Brien.

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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15 Comments

  1. Stuart Reply
    August 16, 2022 at 9:51 am

    Flight attendants: “We are first responders and here only for your safety.”

    Cut to scene: Passengers rolling their eyes.

    • DaninMCI Reply
      August 16, 2022 at 10:17 am

      Agree

  2. Too Many Reply
    August 16, 2022 at 9:56 am

    I get a feeling a woman who strips down and screams Allah Akbar isn’t actually Muslim.

    • Matthew Klint Reply
      August 16, 2022 at 10:12 am

      I think that’s a safe assumption!

      • Joseph Story Reply
        August 16, 2022 at 10:38 am

        Durka Durka Muhammed Jihad!

        • Malik on Wall Street Reply
          August 16, 2022 at 1:32 pm

          Out of all things a Team America World Police quote lmfao

  3. Roland Reply
    August 16, 2022 at 11:09 am

    One (too) flew over the cuckoo’s nest.

  4. Aaron Reply
    August 16, 2022 at 11:50 am

    So basically, the entire time from Larnaca to Paris, none of the FAs did anything? The captain didn’t decide to divert to anywhere sooner?

    Wow.

  5. Darkstar Reply
    August 16, 2022 at 1:07 pm

    First the disgruntled captain,blaming a disabled customer for delay because of her wheelchair,now this…wonder how J2 will get its Trifecta headline/mention in this column

  6. Cam Reply
    August 16, 2022 at 2:17 pm

    Time for those FA’sto work on the ground.. in an office.

  7. Luggage Tags Reply
    August 17, 2022 at 6:53 am

    If this happened over Washington DC, the disgruntle passenger would sue Mr O’Brien for sexual harassment, use the FAs as witnesses, and win a major out of court settlement!!

    Living in America!!!

    • Aaron Reply
      August 17, 2022 at 8:15 am

      Given the details of what happened, wouldn’t the case be thrown out of court?

      • Lost Luggage Reply
        August 17, 2022 at 5:06 pm

        Hint…..over Washington DC…..any Woke federal judge would have approved the suit….

  8. Tony N Reply
    August 18, 2022 at 6:32 am

    I will be flying on Sept 11, 2022, this year.
    21 years from Sept 11, 2001.

  9. David D Reply
    August 19, 2022 at 7:47 pm

    If you shout Allah Akbar on a plane, all bets are off. Woman be damn

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