Disruptive Passenger Duct-Taped to First-Class Seat as Plane Makes Emergency Landing
Passengers and crew restrained the unruly man with duct tape and zip ties as the FAA reported more than 1,160 such incidents this year.
- Arthur Lundeen, 67, was restrained with duct tape and zip ties on American Airlines flight AA 618 after becoming disruptive and physical.
- The flight from Dallas to Newark diverted to Baltimore, where Lundeen was arrested by Maryland Transportation Authority Police.
- Passengers Juan Mejia and Richard Olenick intervened to control Lundeen until law enforcement arrived to prevent further escalation.
- Lundeen faces charges of disorderly conduct and second-degree assault, and the FBI is investigating the incident.
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Passenger duct-taped to seat after violent tirade sparks mid-air panic
A man was restrained and duct-taped to his seat after an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark was diverted to Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport following an alleged violent and racist outburst
Unruly Passenger Gets Duct-Taped to Airplane Seat
FORT WORTH, Texas – An American Airlines flight turned into a scene of pure chaos on Thursday evening. Passengers and crew were forced to physically restrain a violent man mid-flight. They used heavy-duty zip ties and silver duct tape to secure the passenger tightly to his seat. The disturbing incident forced the pilots to make […] <p>The post Unruly Passenger Gets Duct-Taped to Airplane Seat first appeared on Chiang Rai Times.</p>
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