Media Contact: Collin Varner Director of Marketing Navajo Express 303.287.3800 x0642 303.514.3100 E-mail: c.varner@navajo.com March 17, 2015 Navajo Express Employees Involved in In-flight Restraint of Unruly Passenger Denver, CO --- Two Navajo Express employees, Scott Maldonado, and Don Digby Jr., President of the company, were involved in the in in-flight apprehension of an unruly passenger on a United Airlines Flight 1074 from Dulles International Airport to Denver International Airport. "Local law enforcement officials met the aircraft at the gate and detained the passenger," the spokesman added. "We are accommodating the remaining customers to Denver this morning.” Shortly after takeoff, a passenger, who has not yet been identified, caused an incident which required him to be restraint by fellow passengers, including Maldonado and Digby. Seated near the front of the plane, when the passenger abruptly began moving towards the cockpit, both Maldonado and Digby were alerted to the commotion by the reactions a flight attendant and were forced to confront the passenger as he moved back away from the cockpit towards their seats. “It was an intense experience. There was no thought process that went into our actions outside of having the feeling that what this passenger was doing was not normal. I was just glad that we were there,” said Don Digby, Jr. on the incident. “I was just thinking about getting home to my wife,” added Maldonado. “There is always that thought in your mind, but when it happened, you really don’t think about what you’re doing. It’s an instinct. And I hope that no one else has to go through an experience like this.” Once the passenger was subdued, the flight was rerouted back to Dulles, where the passenger was arrested. For more information, please contact Collin Varner, Director of Marketing, 303.287.3800 x0642, c.varner@navajo.com About Navajo Express, Inc. Navajo Express, Inc. is a national transportation provider with over 75 years of experience in providing logistic solutions for our customers. Based out of Denver, CO, we move freight of all varieties – refrigerated, dry van, hazardous materials and much more, specializing in grocery store deliveries. Our fleet of over 1000 trucks provides continuous shipping coverage across the 48-states. For more information visit www.navajoexpress.com. 1400 W. 64th Avenue • Denver, CO 80221 • 303.287.3800 • 800.525.1969 • Fax 303.487.5025 • www.navajo.com
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