Naked Woman On Southwest Flight Forces Plane To Return To Gate In Houston

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Passengers on a Southwest flight witnessed a disturbing incident when a naked woman caused a delay to their flight this week, according to information from the airline and reports.

According to the online site Flight Aware, which tracks flight paths, the flight was slated to take off at 2:55 p.m. CST on Monday but had to return to the gate due to the incident.

Video circulating online obtained by ABC13 in Houston shows a naked woman standing towards the front of the cabin "causing a scene" for about 25 minutes, according to a passenger who provided the footage.

"She turned toward us and stripped all of her clothes off," another passenger told KHOU-TV.

According to the outlet, the woman wanted off the plane, harassed flight attendants and at one point started pounding on the cockpit doors, "asking to be let in" before she was escorted off the plane at the gate.

The outlet also reported Houston police said no charges were filed against the nude passenger who was transported for a medical evaluation.

"Local law enforcement met flight 733 from Houston (Hobby) to Phoenix Monday afternoon after it returned to the gate due to a customer situation onboard," a Southwest spokesperson told USA TODAY Friday. "Our teams reached out to customers who were onboard the flight to apologize for the delay to their travels."

The plane eventually took off at 4:32 p.m. CST and arrived at the gate in Phoenix at 6:20 p.m. MST.

Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.