Flight To LAX Diverted When Smoker Lights Joint In The Bathroom

LOS ANGELES, CA — How do you make 32 strangers instantly loathe you? Sneak a smoke in an airplane bathroom, forcing the passenger plane to be diverted from Los Angeles to San Jose.

A Southwest flight to Los Angeles had to be diverted Wednesday when a marijuana smoker was caught sneaking a few puffs in the jet's bathroom, and 32 of his fellow passengers found themselves stuck in San Jose until new travel plans could be arranged, according to the airline.

“It looked like that someone needed to smoke a joint on a plane, and he went into the bathroom, smoked his blunt, and set off the fire alarm,” passenger Jonathan Burkes told CBS.

"Southwest Airlines Flight 1250 with scheduled service from San Francisco to Los Angeles landed safety after diverting to San Jose following indications a customer was allegedly smoking in the aft lavatory," according to a company statement. "The flight landed without incident where it was met by local law enforcement, and the customer in question was turned over to local authorities."

City News Service contributed to this report. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)