​​First-Class Flier’s Red Wine-Induced Outburst Ends in His Arrest

A Texas man flying first class from Minnesota to Alaska to settle a dead friend’s estate allegedly forced himself on a flight attendant, calling him “beautiful” and kissing him on the neck, before wandering into the plane’s galley and breaking the pilot’s meal tray—only to later claim he didn’t recall a thing.

Taken together, David Alan Burk’s behavior aboard Delta flight 517 earlier this month created a “level 2 security threat,” according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by The Daily Beast.

The aircraft hadn’t yet taken off from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on the evening of April 10 when the 61-year-old Burk, who was in seat 5A, demanded a drink, the affidavit states. First-class passengers are entitled to be served beverages before takeoff, it explains. However, the first-class flight attendant, identified in the affidavit as “T.C.,” told Burk that he “ran out of time” and was not able to serve Burk his red wine.

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