BLK ALERTS - Army Veteran Grandmother Tackles Passenger Attempting To Storm Cockpit Mid-Flight

BLK ALERTS - Army Veteran Grandmother Tackles Passenger Attempting To Storm Cockpit Mid-Flight

A mid-air confrontation unfolded last week when Nicole Pruitt, a 26-year Army veteran and grandmother of seven, stopped a fellow passenger from storming the cockpit on a Delta Air Lines flight. The incident occurred approximately 20 minutes after takeoff on flight 937 from Atlanta to Tucson. Pruitt was traveling to meet her newborn grandson for the first time. When an agitated female passenger repeatedly attempted to access the cockpit and the p…

Army Veteran Grandmother Tackles Passenger Attempting To Storm Cockpit Mid-Flight - Travel Noire

A mid-air confrontation unfolded last week when Nicole Pruitt, a 26-year Army veteran and grandmother of seven, stopped a fellow passenger from storming the cockpit on a Delta Air Lines flight. The incident occurred approximately 20 minutes after takeoff on flight 937 from Atlanta to Tucson. Pruitt was traveling to meet her newborn grandson for the first time. When an agitated female passenger repeatedly attempted to access the cockpit and the p…

Army Veteran and Grandmother Stops Passenger From Rushing Cockpit on Delta Flight

A Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta to Tucson was forced to turn back after a disruptive passenger attempted to breach the cockpit—only to be stopped by a quick-thinking Army veteran and grandmother of seven. Nicole Pruitt, an African American woman with military training and a calm demeanor under pressure, was seated aboard Delta Flight 937 when she noticed a fellow passenger behaving erratically. The woman reportedly made repeated attempts to…