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LOS ANGELES -- A flight from Los Angeles International Airport to Washington D.C. had to be diverted to Kansas City when a passenger reportedly tried to open the airplane door.
Video from a passenger on the airplane shows a person on the ground at the end of the aisle inside the plane.
The person who recorded the video told ABC7 in Los Angeles that an unruly passenger tried to get into the cockpit of the airplane moments before trying to open the airplane door.
That's when a flight attendant swung a coffee pot at the unruly passenger, hitting him several times and knocking him to the ground where other passengers held him down.
American Airlines released a statement saying:
"We're grateful to our crew members, who are consistently dedicated to the safety and care of our customers, and who handled the circumstances with the utmost skill and professionalism."
American Airlines said flight 1775 landed safely Sunday afternoon at Kansas City International Airport and law enforcement met the plane upon arrival. The FBI said in statement that the passenger was "interfering with the flight crew" and was taken into custody.
Details about the person weren't immediately released.
https://abc7chicago.com/american-airlines-unruly-passenger-lax-coffee-pot/11563334/
Atticus
(15,124 posts)elleng
(130,153 posts)((Sorry for being so 'fussy,' but words do have meaning.))
Bravo to the fight attendant.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)If it could have been done without sucking everybody out of the plane.
elleng
(130,153 posts)WheelWalker
(8,943 posts)KY_EnviroGuy
(14,483 posts)The world would be a far better place.
Imagine cops and robbers or soldiers and their enemy just sitting and discussing who grinds the best beans rather than shooting at each other.
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With that stroke of genius aside, kudos to that flight crew for quick action that may have saved the flight from a very serious accident.
KY..........
superpatriotman
(6,232 posts)Bullshit.
Attempted mass murder.
scipan
(2,296 posts)I didnt think you could.
scipan
(2,296 posts)FakeNoose
(32,351 posts)... and I hope it all landed on the crazy passenger.