An unruly passenger on an American Airlines flight was detained by police after being put in a headlock and thrown from the plane for allegedly hurling anti-Semitic slurs at flight attendants.
The disturbance occurred on American Airlines Flight 2506 bound for Philadelphia and began Tuesday afternoon before the plane departed from the airbridge at Tampa International Airport.
Video of the incident shows passengers shouting abuse at staff and fellow passengers as the disturbance escalates.
He called a flight attendant an “ak***” (an ethnic slur for Jews) after continuing to cause a disturbance on the flight.
according to of new york posthe accused others of conspiring against him and hurled derogatory language, including anti-Semitic slurs, at those who approached him.
He also accused other aviators of “collusion” as they were removed from the plane by a group of passengers and crew.
When Head Locker attempts to manually remove a passenger from the plane, the unruly passenger says, “I’m schizophrenic,” to which Head Locker replies, “So am I. I walk.”
A video of the incident quickly went viral on social media.
What’s new: American Airlines passenger is put in a headlock and escorted off the plane after shouting anti-Semitic slurs and blaming white people for his problems.
The man became enraged after being accused of hitting someone and began using anti-Semitic slurs.
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Tampa International Airport Police Department Said of philadelphia inquirer A man was arrested outside the plane at around 5:30pm on Tuesday and charged with disorderly intoxication and two counts of assault.
American Airlines said it notified police that the plane was dispatched due to “a disturbance on board due to an unwanted passenger.”
The plane was delayed because of the commotion.
“We would like to thank our team for their professionalism and apologize for the inconvenience caused to our customers,” American Airlines said in a statement.
