On Wednesday, 21st, a passenger was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport after attacking a flight attendant while on an American Airlines flight departing from San José del Cabo, Mexico.
The scene was recorded by other passengers and shared on social media after the incident.
A video posted on Twitter shows the moment the flight attendant confronted the passenger in question, who was wearing a Hawaiian-style shirt.
After warning the tourist, the flight attendant turns and walks down the aisle of the plane. However, the man runs towards him and punches the other man in the head from the back.
In the footage, some passengers get up from their seats to stop the attacker. They tied their hands and feet to stop the criminal.
According to CBS, the man’s name has been identified as Alexander. tung donkey you read, 33 years old, from Westminster. He was detained after the flight landed in Los Angeles on suspicion of interfering with the work of the flight crew, which is considered a federal crime in the United States, according to the FBI.
The US broadcaster explained that the incident was caused by Alexander’s insistence on breaking traffic rules between first class and economy class.
According to officials, shortly after the plane took off in Mexico, the tourist annoyed the flight attendants with coffee orders and was rude. Then Alexander began to wander around the first-class cabin and took an empty seat. When a flight attendant asked Alexander to return to his seat, he shouted and refused to obey, stood up and clenched his fists.
After the discussion, the commissioner turned away and reported the unruly behavior to the pilot. At that moment, Alexander ran after him and punched him.
American Airlines denied the episode in a statement, claiming that Alexander would never fly with the company again.
“Actions of violence against our team members are not tolerated by American Airlines. The person involved will never be able to travel with us again, and we will work closely with law enforcement on the investigation,” the company said.
source: Noticias
