A Georgia man who tried to impress a young woman aboard a Delta flight after quaffing multiple mixed drinks has been banned from the Atlanta-based airline for life.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Memphis Commercial Appeal identified the man as Bryan Sisco, 40, of Winston in suburban Atlanta.

The Memphis newspaper recounts the following tale:

Sisco drank beer before heading to the Dallas airport for an evening flight to Atlanta. Once there, Delta flight 2060 was delayed for a couple of hours, so he got hopped up on five double whiskey and Cokes.

When he boarded the plane last Thursday, Sisco, who said he's in the process of getting a divorce, sat in the wrong seat and began flirting with Danielle Valimont, 23, from Griffin, Ga..

Valimont said Sisco asked "Have you ever wondered if someone could get something on the plane they weren't supposed to?"

Then he fired up a "silver metal torch-like item," Valimont reported.

Valimont faked a bathroom run and alerted a flight attendant. Pilots diverted the plane to Memphis, where police came aboard and arrested Sisco, who says he has no recollection of that event.

Facing charges of carrying a weapon or explosive on an aircraft, he was released on a $10,000 bond.

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