An American Airlines passenger onboard Flight 2506, traveling from Tampa International Airport to Philadelphia, was arrested after creating chaos and directing an anti-Semitic slur at a flight attendant.
Due to the scuffles onboard, the flight was delayed, causing inconvenience to passengers. Originally scheduled to fly from Tampa International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, the situation escalated when an unruly passenger directed anti-Semitic slurs at a flight attendant.
American Airlines passenger put in headlock, forced off plane after hurling antisemitic slur at flight attendant: video https://t.co/22K1wwxkBs pic.twitter.com/90qNoyfj31
— New York Post (@nypost) March 22, 2024
The individual, wearing a blue and white striped shirt, engaged in a heated exchange with both the ship’s crew and fellow passengers. His behavior escalated from rational to irrational, and he began making baseless assertions and accusations against other passengers.
He claimed they were “teaming up” against him. Despite the flight attendants’ requests for him to disembark, he persisted with offensive language, including calling another flight attendant a derogatory term. Eventually, a fellow passenger intervened, putting the disruptive individual in a headlock and escorting him off the plane .
NEW: American Airlines passenger gets put in a headlock and escorted off plane after yelling an anti-Semitic slur and blaming white people for his problems.
The man was accused of hitting someone and got angry, triggering him to launch anti-Semitic slurs.
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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) March 21, 2024