Narrative:

On this flight, there were 2 passenger taken off the plane because they appeared intoxicated. The first passenger, a male in seat xd, came on board staggering. When I asked him how he was doing, his reply was 'not good.' I watched him go to his seat, and about that same time a passenger boarding after him started telling me how drunk he was and how he kept making a scene and causing problems out in the terminal area. It was also about that same time that the agent came on board and explained to the captain that this guy was in a bad condition, but they felt it was safest to let him go with us. (Note: this is in direct violation of FAA rules to board a passenger who appears intoxicated.) I took the passenger boarding pass. The captain and I discussed the matter and we decided he was a potential threat. As he was escorted off the plane, he proceeded to run into a passenger in first class. He also ran into the coat closet on his way out the door. The second passenger, a female in seat ya, was in and out of consciousness. The passenger next to her noticed this and told the #2 flight attendant, who shook her until she woke up. He asked her if she'd been drinking and she replied 'yes.' she, too, was removed by the agents.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: CABIN ATTENDANT RPT, B727, MIA-IAH. GATE AGENTS KNOWINGLY BOARDED 2 OBVIOUSLY INTOXICATED PAX. FAR VIOLATION. CAPT AND PURSER HAD THE 2 PAX REMOVED.

Narrative: ON THIS FLT, THERE WERE 2 PAX TAKEN OFF THE PLANE BECAUSE THEY APPEARED INTOXICATED. THE FIRST PAX, A MALE IN SEAT XD, CAME ON BOARD STAGGERING. WHEN I ASKED HIM HOW HE WAS DOING, HIS REPLY WAS 'NOT GOOD.' I WATCHED HIM GO TO HIS SEAT, AND ABOUT THAT SAME TIME A PAX BOARDING AFTER HIM STARTED TELLING ME HOW DRUNK HE WAS AND HOW HE KEPT MAKING A SCENE AND CAUSING PROBS OUT IN THE TERMINAL AREA. IT WAS ALSO ABOUT THAT SAME TIME THAT THE AGENT CAME ON BOARD AND EXPLAINED TO THE CAPT THAT THIS GUY WAS IN A BAD CONDITION, BUT THEY FELT IT WAS SAFEST TO LET HIM GO WITH US. (NOTE: THIS IS IN DIRECT VIOLATION OF FAA RULES TO BOARD A PAX WHO APPEARS INTOXICATED.) I TOOK THE PAX BOARDING PASS. THE CAPT AND I DISCUSSED THE MATTER AND WE DECIDED HE WAS A POTENTIAL THREAT. AS HE WAS ESCORTED OFF THE PLANE, HE PROCEEDED TO RUN INTO A PAX IN FIRST CLASS. HE ALSO RAN INTO THE COAT CLOSET ON HIS WAY OUT THE DOOR. THE SECOND PAX, A FEMALE IN SEAT YA, WAS IN AND OUT OF CONSCIOUSNESS. THE PAX NEXT TO HER NOTICED THIS AND TOLD THE #2 FLT ATTENDANT, WHO SHOOK HER UNTIL SHE WOKE UP. HE ASKED HER IF SHE'D BEEN DRINKING AND SHE REPLIED 'YES.' SHE, TOO, WAS REMOVED BY THE AGENTS.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.