‘You’re all going to die’: Drunk passenger diverts flight

A cross-country Alaska Airlines flight was diverted to Denver on Tuesday evening after an unruly passenger began acting out and making threats.

A video taken aboard the plane shows some passengers applauding as what appears to be the passenger who caused the disturbance is escorted off by waiting law enforcement.

Passengers remained on the plane and faced a 45-minute delay before taking off again.

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‘The plane landed safely and taxied to the gate where Denver Airport police met the plane and took the passenger into custody’.

Several people tweeted about the experience on board flight 769 as the man’s behavior forced the crew to divert to Denver International Airport as a precaution. When he wasn’t allowed to drink it, he yelled, “I’m not a terrorist”, and later shouted, “We’re all going to die”.

According to passengers, the man became agitated after flight crew forbid him from drinking the small shot bottles of alcohol he brought onboard.

At one point, the man moved toward the front of the plane, prompting a couple of other men on board the flight to spring into action, Nick Leto told KMGH. He was arrested, but charges were not pressed, Mashable reports.

Shepard said two male passengers stood in the aisle and blocked him.

“I was trying to think what I should do”, said another man who was on the plane.

She said the man threw empty nip bottles, or mini-alcohol bottles, at passengers.

The Denver Police Department said it did not have any information and told NBC News to contact the FBI’s local field office, which was not immediately available for comment early Wednesday.