- “He responded that he was asleep, and that he would put his seatbelt on at that time. He was informed that it was too late, and that either he would have to get off the plane or everyone would have to deplane,” the statement continued.
- The statement went on to note that the crew did eventually have everyone get off the plane — and noted that Beckham’s luggage was still sent on to Los Angeles.
- “Sleeping on a plane should not be a cause for removal from a flight,” the statement concluded, arguing that if flight crews could wake him at the gate, they could have awakened him early and avoided the situation entirely.
