Man protests overbooked flight by stripping naked
A man made a naked protest at Charlotte Douglas International Airport because the flight he wanted to take to Jamaica was overbooked.
Witness Sherry Ketchie said the unnamed man still had his clothes on while he was yelling at a gate agent when he discovered was not getting on the US Airways flight.
Soon, however, Ketchie said the man began removing clothes and saying nothing as security agents arrived to surround him.
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"He had his clothes on, at that point, and then he started standing there with his arms crossed and hollering at the lady at the desk. He stood there for a moment and then started taking off his clothes. I ain't never seen nothing [like that] in my life." Ketchi told WBTV.
After standing naked in the gate area for about 40 minutes, police came and took him away. He later underwent “medical evaluation and treatment” but was not charged with any crime.
Overbooking flights is common for some airlines. According to the Southwest Airlines website:
“Overbooking a flight means that airlines will accept a few additional reservations for seats on a flight beyond the aircraft's seating capacity. Airlines overbook to attempt to fill seats left empty by Passengers who don't show up for their flight or don't cancel their reservations prior to the flight's departure.”
