Passengers on American Airlines flight lost control and caused trouble, were restrained and then made an emergency landing

An American Airlines domestic flight made an emergency landing in Baltimore on the evening of the 3rd due to a disturbance among passengers on board. According to the images taken by other passengers, the man in the first-class cabin was suspected of losing control of his emotions, swearing and swearing, hitting and even biting people. He was subdued by the combined efforts of the passengers and tied up with belts and tape. He was arrested by the police after the flight landed.

CNN reported on the 4th that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) stated in a statement that American Airlines Flight 618 was flying from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Newark when it reported a passenger disturbance. According to passenger Richard Olenick, about halfway through the flight, a man sitting two rows behind him became aggressive, swearing, and using racial slurs and homophobic slurs.

He said the flight attendant tried to control the situation, but the man became increasingly agitated and began to beat the passengers next to him, and also attacked a woman who stepped forward to stop him. Seeing the situation turn into physical violence, another passenger, retired New Jersey police officer Juan Mejia, intervened. Oleinik and a third passenger also joined in to help subdue the man and then tied his hands with restraints provided by the flight attendant. The man tried to resist and bit Mejia, so the three people restricted his movements with tape, but did not seal his mouth to avoid affecting his breathing.

Oleynik said that the man was restrained by zip ties and tape, but he still kept pushing and trying to get up. He sat directly on the man's lap for 15 minutes until the plane landed.

After the flight landed in Baltimore, police arrested the man under state law and the flight continued to Newark. The man's identity was not officially announced, but ABC News reported that he was 67-year-old Arthur Lundeen from Arizona.

American Airlines said in a statement that the safety of its passengers and crew is its top priority and the airline does not condone violence. The statement thanked the crew for their professionalism and passengers for their understanding.