An incident occurred in which a heavily intoxicated woman in her 40s from Maryland was caught engaging in lewd behaviour on an airplane, causing significant inconvenience to passengers.
According to local media reports on the 5th, bartender Katie Inger (46) is being investigated for allegedly engaging in lewd behaviour immediately after take-off on an American Airlines flight departing from Baltimore to Miami on the 11th of last month. According to a report by the Miami-Dade County Sheriff’s Office, a passenger complained to a flight attendant that “Ms. Inger took off her pants and was making inappropriate noises while engaging in lewd behaviour.” It is reported that when a flight attendant immediately approached and stopped her, Ms. Inger put her pants back on and fell asleep for the remainder of the flight.
Ms. Inger, who was apprehended by Florida police who were waiting immediately after landing at Miami Airport, smelled strongly of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes. During the police investigation, she reportedly stated, “I do not remember what happened because I fell asleep while intoxicated.” Due to the nature of the incident, which occurred inside a flying aircraft, it has been transferred to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for investigation following jurisdictional issues. Meanwhile, there has been a recent series of incidents in the United States involving sexually offensive lewd acts on board aircraft. According to FBI statistics, the number of sexual assaults and sexual misconduct cases on aircraft totalled 104 in 2024 alone.