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   A Delta flight from Detroit to Amsterdam made an unscheduled stop in Boston   
   over the weekend because a passenger misbehaved. After being disembarked by   
   the police, the A330 was able to continue its journey with a three-hour delay.   
       
   The incident was particularly annoying for the other passengers because it   
   involved a night flight that departed from Detroit Friday evening. The   
   aircraft had only been in the air for an hour when the pilots decided to   
   divert. The Airbus was then on the ground for more than two hours.   
       
   Delta does not want to say exactly what the passenger did. But in a statement   
   to American media, the airline says it has a "zero tolerance" policy for   
   misconduct on board. Delta apologizes to passengers on flight DL134 for the   
   delay.   
       
   Due to the incident, the return flight to Detroit, DL135, was also delayed for   
   hours, as a result of which hundreds more travelers were duped.   
       
   Nuisance passengers are a regular problem, often under the influence of   
   alcohol. At the end of March, a KLM Boeing 777 had to turn back to Amsterdam   
   over Iceland because of an aggressive person on board. After the return the   
   other occupants were over five hours in the air for nothing. As the crew would   
   have gone over their maximum time, a relief crew was summoned, the plane   
   refueled, re-catered and was on its way again to Calgary with a 10 hour delay   
   ... returning passengers were also delayed ... of course.   
      
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