Flight attendant celebrated for barring apparently drunk passenger she spotted doing cartwheels in airport

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Video of a Southwest Airlines flight attendant banning a mother she had earlier seen doing drunken cartwheels in the airport has gone viral. “If you step any closer to me we’re going to have problems.” And she continued: “You are flipping all over the ground, you’re loud, you want attention…the whole entire crew saw it and all of us are in agreement that you cannot come on here.” The passenger then admitted she “did have a glass of wine.” “Anyone who is exhibiting signs of being intoxicated is not allowed to come onto an aircraft,” the employee retorted. “You cannot come on this aircraft.” Southwest Airlines flight attendant stops intoxicated woman from boarding the plane. And another wrote: “Glad the attendant held her ground.” “As you probably know, Federal Aviation Regulations prohibit airlines from transporting any Customer who appears to be intoxicated,” Southwest Airlines said in a statement to The Independent.