Maria Castillo Doesn’t Fly The Friendly Skies
November 6, 2008 by impqueen
Charlotte, NC – You know, some people just don’t like to fly. Maria Esther Castillo, 45, is one of those people. Castillo, who is from New York, got herself arrested on SaturdaySaturday reviews
when a United Airlines flight from Puerto Rico to ChicagoChicago reviews
had to be diverted to Charlotte to get Castillo off the plane. I guess that duct tape just wasn’t holding her down tight enough.
No, I’m not kidding. Maria Castillo got so out of control that the flight crew had to duct-tape her into her seat for part of the flight. Oh yes they did. And lest you get all upset with the flight crew, I’m gonna tell you what all Ms. Crankypants did to get herself into such a restraint.
First, she had a drink. Just one, to calm down, on the plane. Of course, she’d been drinking at the airport bar in San Juan, Puerto Rico, before she got on the plane, so she did not chill out and fly the friendly skies. Oh no. Instead, Castillo must also have found some other form of refreshment in her purse, because ninety minutes into the flight, the woman went batshit.
According to the FBI, Castillo started cursing at other travelers on the flight and began “invading the personal space of other passengers by touching and jabbing them.”
Next, Castillo decided she didn’t like the passenger sitting across the aisle from her. Castillo called the woman a bitch, and then hit her in the arm. When a flight attendant came by, Castillo slapped the attendant’s ass.   Then she stood up and fell over the blind passenger in front of her and started to pull that woman’s hair.  I know, right? How would you like to be blind on a plane and have this crazy nutbar mouthing off behind you, only to have her fall in your lap and try to yank your hair out of your scalp? I’d be annoyed.
The FBI affidavits say that Castillo would calm down, but go right back up just as quickly. At one point, she had a wet cloth that had been given to her to help her wipe her face and calm down, and she pitched it across the plane, hitting a passenger. She hurled insults at the people around her and wouldn’t respond to directions given in either English or Spanish, although she clearly could curse fluently in both languages.
Finally, the stressed-out flight crew used duct tape to keep Castillo restrained, and the pilot diverted the flight to Charlotte, which was the nearest airport.
Naturally, the second the pilot announced that the flight would be landing “to get rid of a disruptive passenger”, Castillo chilled right out. But only until airport police boarded the plane to remove her. Then she went all hell-hath-no-fury-like-a-woman-in-duct-tape again, kicking, hitting and spitting at officers.
Maria Esther Castillo is being held in Charlotte and is facing federal charges. She is charged with interfering with the operations of a flight crew and with resisting arrest. She’sShe reviews got a detention hearing today and I won’t be surprised if they let her go home – I’m just kinda wondering how she’s gonna get there.
Dakota Valkyrie’s lookin’ for the video in our forums.
Morbid sez: Had to add this video, as I feel it should be completely allowed by any passenger who wants to participate:
2:33 pm on November 6th, 2008
She is one fugly son of a bitch too. My husband is not a great flyer, but he never really went that crazy on a plane, WTF????
Great write up by the way, I could picture it in my head the whole time
2:33 pm on November 6th, 2008
Word!
3:02 pm on November 6th, 2008
You know, I think your gender switch here was inadvertant. But it’s also spot on. She totally looks like an unattractive man with plucked eyebrows to me too.
3:10 pm on November 6th, 2008
Oh Castille – You are funny.
4:00 pm on November 6th, 2008
This goes beyond the statement “Can’t hold her liquor” Haha……crazy goon! I feel for the poor blind man, you know he was thinking “What the fuck!”
4:05 pm on November 6th, 2008
Can you say….Valium
4:20 pm on November 6th, 2008
she looks like a real big wacko, that poor women she assaulted, damn
she probably did more than a few cocktails WOW NUT JOB
4:40 pm on November 6th, 2008
my first flight ever was a 14 hour flight over open water and i was terrified i figured either drown in plane crash or sharks have a nice dinner but i didnt freak out,i made sure i was tired enough to sleep and partied all night so i could hopefully pass out, when i couldnt sleep a nice dr from south carolina going to same place as i was popped a little yellow buddy in my mouth lol and on the way home same thing,,i havent flown since then and never will again some are cut out for it and some arent but still to attack passengers is just fucking stupid
4:40 pm on November 6th, 2008
Had to add the video, Imp. It is just so fitting, and when will we ever have a chance to put an Airplane! clip in one of thee stories?
4:44 pm on November 6th, 2008
Wow, Asians sure do have strange nicknames for their penis.
4:48 pm on November 6th, 2008
Another day, another crazy lady attacking people on a plane. Love the video.
5:50 pm on November 6th, 2008
I’d like to ask the more sophisiticated among us, what kind of drug would cause this behavior? Or do you think she was just a mean and ugly drunk?
Ugly all the time. What a mug.
6:28 pm on November 6th, 2008
LOL Morbid, Love the video you attached!!
6:36 pm on November 6th, 2008
Wry – She could very well have been nothing more than an awful drunk. My friends’ aunt was kind of like that when she drank excessively, neurotic and violent. That said, any number of hard drugs could have the same effect…Meth, crack, PCP, sherm…all have been known to cause manic violence like that.
9:34 pm on November 6th, 2008
my best friends mom was nicest lady on the face of the earth and once she was drinking you were friggen dodging chairs,phones you name it,some people cant handle certain types of alcohol,i am french and indian (ojibwa) and my mom has told me stories of some of her uncles/aunts that ive never met but she said some of them are fucking nuts drinking so maybe she just wasnt one for holding alcohol well or she had some meds and drinks mixed and they made her nuts,who knows anymore nothing shocks me
12:25 am on November 7th, 2008
Thanks for the info. I thought I had read that she must have dipped her beak into something other than alcohol. You know, if people don’t like to fly, they just shouldn’t. Getting drunk off your ass and imposing your drunkie personality on other passengers may make the time go faster for you, but it is a little inconsiderate of others who might want to read or watch the movie. I wonder if they will charge her for the extra fuel used and the inconvenience to others that resulted from her little episode.
12:33 am on November 7th, 2008
Holy shit! Last time I saw a mug like that it had a hook in it’s mouth and it took me 15 minutes to reel it in. Sheesh!
C’mon. I hate to fly. It really is nothing a little Xanax or a cocktail can’t cure. I don’t get all wacky and have to be duct taped. Crazy beotch…
12:38 am on November 7th, 2008
Yes! I knew she reminded me of something.
12:43 am on November 7th, 2008
Catfish, Wry…
http://www.ri.net/schools/East_Greenwich/Eldredge/catfish.jpg
2:03 am on November 7th, 2008
I’ve had my hair pulled out. The fastet way to get ‘em to let go is to choke them.
11:10 am on November 7th, 2008
Okay let’s not be so hard on this women, laffs flying can be ruff on a first time flyer, like me for instance
I freaked an entire plane out on my first trip in the friendly skies too.
Oh you have to picture this, hands wringing wet, heart about to leap out of my chest, shaking….whole nine yards.
As we were in the sky, i looked out the window and noticed a plane RIGHT BESIDE us as far as i was concerned, we were flying through Tennessee (mountains) …..as i looked over , i could’ve sworn that other plane was smoking….really it was an optical illusion , it was just white caps of fog from the mountains…..well I’d be damn if the whole damn plane started rumbling & looking out the windows…yeah i felt like a damn fool
11:25 am on November 7th, 2008
Catfish are bottom feeders.
That’s very different from getting shit-faced drunk and attacking passengers. I am sorry you had such a bad experience. I know what you’re talking about with the optical illusions and possible misinterpretatings. I’ve seen condensation rise off the plane’s wings and it looks like — smoke!
1:17 pm on November 7th, 2008
OMFG! Lauging too hard right now! Morbid… I didn’t even GO there till you said that! Kudos!
1:32 pm on November 7th, 2008
Jesus…I was wondering when someone would get that. That shit was funny!
2:12 pm on November 7th, 2008
Yes, Morbid, I must give you credit. That WAS hilarious, and such a great visual. You are on the ball today!
April, the resemblance is amazing! I hope you through that ugly thing back in the water!
2:48 pm on November 7th, 2008
You know, lots of these diversions happen because of some drunk joker on the plane. We ban cigarettes and anything above 3 ounces of liquid (ever try taking breastmilk for your baby on a plane, argh) but let yo-yos get hammered before during and after boarding, only to have them inconvenience and put at risk an entire planeload of people. Should we have sobriety checkpoints at the gate because people cannot control themselves enough to avoid being drunk in public?
3:58 pm on November 7th, 2008
I didn’t read back all of the comments – but when I did… I almost peed myself laughing. Thanks, Morbid. I needed that!
CPR, baby. Catch, photo, release. I never keep those ugly bastards. Plus they don’t die easily. I never tried to get one drunk, bring it on a plane, then duct tape its ugly ass…. hmmmmmmm *scratches head*
4:45 pm on November 7th, 2008
When I just think about that statement I start laughing again! It’s a priceless visual.
LOL April! Apparently someone did… and this is the result!
5:11 pm on November 7th, 2008
No shit, huh???
10:16 pm on November 7th, 2008
Not really. Being slightly drunk helps the majority of the nervous fliers. Besides, the 4 cocktails you downed immediately before heading to the gate probably haven’t even entered your system until into the flight. If you’re loud or sloppy drunk when you go to get on a plane, they will refuse to board you as it stands already.
I really do wonder how this woman plans on getting home.
7:30 pm on November 14th, 2008
Heeeeee.
Think you got something worth saying? Type it out. If you don't wanna look lame, get rid of that default avatar and go get you a gravatar! Tell 'em Morbid sent ya'. Lastly, as far as we are concerned, posting a comment means that you have read our Disclaimer.
You must be logged in to post a comment.
Search Dreamin’ Demon
Login
The Dreamin Demon Wants You
Check ‘Em Out!
Recent Comments
Recent Media Reviews
We Muck Up Twitter Too. Follow Us. Or Don’t.
Your Ad Here
Facebook Crap
Drink The Kool-Aid
Archives
Kickass Sites
Copyright © 2009 · Except where otherwise noted, content on this site is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License · DreaminDemon Blood Red theme by Lee Malta.
Get a Blog · WordPress · Log in