This is the chaotic moment a belligerent American Airlines passenger was grabbed by the head and dragged by another passenger before takeoff.
The disruptive male passenger was removed from Flight 2506 that was scheduled to fly from Tampa International Airport to Philadelphia on Tuesday.
During the outburst, which caused a 30-minute delay, the man hurled anti-Semitic slurs at a flight attendant and appeared to threaten another passenger.
In a statement, American Airlines told DailyMail.com: “Prior to the departure of American Airlines Flight 2506 operating from Tampa (TPA) to Philadelphia (PHL), law enforcement was requested to attend to the plane due to a disturbance in the cabin involving a disruptor. customer.
“We thank our team for their professionalism and apologize to our customers for the inconvenience caused.”
An unruly American Airlines passenger was strangled by another passenger before being escorted off the plane. (in the photo: the disruptive flyer in a chokehold)
The disruptive male passenger was removed from Flight 2506 that was scheduled to fly from Tampa International Airport to Philadelphia on Tuesday. (photo: archive photo)
The other passenger, a white man wearing a blue hoodie, decided to intervene and escort her off the plane.
Tampa International Airport police did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment.
Video of the altercation, posted in three parts on X (formerly Twitter), shows the moments leading up to the man being escorted off the plane.
It begins with the man, dressed in a white and blue button-down shirt, standing in the middle of the aisle as other passengers look on.
“I’m going to ruin you universally and publicly,” he says before turning to a male flight attendant.
“Get off the plane,” a woman says in the background.
The passengers begin to question whether or not the man brought a bag on board, while he continues to argue with the airline employee.
He then moves to a nearby window seat and sits while a flight attendant says, “Do you have a bag or something you want to grab before you go down?” »
The angry passenger responds: “Um, are you all attacking me with two people to one?
The flight attendant then speaks to another passenger seated behind him while the angry man says he “didn’t hit anyone.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah, is it OK to raise my voice to a woman? I’ll see it with you, damn it, he said.
The flight attendant then turns to him and says, “What?
As the surprised passengers look on, the passenger continues and says, “You’re a fucking human.”
The passenger, dressed in a white and blue striped button-down, caused a huge scene on the flight as he sat on the runway and was delayed for 30 minutes.
The video of the incident has since gone viral online and was released in three parts. (photo: the moment the other passenger decided to control the unruly man)
“And that’s because I’m sitting and I’m lower than you?”
He says, “You want to be badass, bro?
He then turns to a woman on board and says, “I’m moving, I’m moving, and you know what?
“You guys are a team. Do you see how white most people are here? Yeah, yeah, so you were like “ahhhhh”.
As annoyed passengers begin to interact with him while the plane remains on the runway, the man continues and says, “I’m trying to get back to my home country and you all have made it harder for me to arrive in my country of origin!
A woman then replies: “We don’t know where you are going!”
“I tell you, I tell you,” he said, pointing at the other passengers.
He then says, “No, no, no, no” and pats the head of the man behind him, calling him “the guy with the white hair.”
In the third part of the video, the man continues to speak as a white passenger, wearing a dark blue hoodie and baseball cap, approaches the unruly pilot and attempts to control the situation.
“Let me see you up front, because,” the passenger said to the man in blue.
“Sir, sir,” said a flight attendant.
“Come to the front because,” the passenger in the hat said to the rowdy man, directing him out of his seat.
“Let me see the big one,” he said, leaving the seat and heading down the aisle with the man in blue.
As the belligerent man walks out, he appears to place his face menacingly right in front of the man in blue, who says, “Yes, if you put your hands…”
“Hey, I didn’t face you, you told me to get out,” he responds.
The man in blue, who approaches him, the unruly passenger, appears to gesture with his hand to tell the disruptive man to back off while the angry passenger waves a paper and tells the officer to edge that he has a ticket.
The belligerent passenger then turns around after the man in blue pats him on the back and says, “Let’s go!”
“Yes, yes, you are touching me, stupid,” the disruptive man says to the colleague in the aisle as he straightens his arms.
It is unclear if anyone was arrested or injured during the incident. Tampa International Airport police did not immediately respond to DailyMail.com’s request for comment regarding the altercation.
The disruptive flyer is seen getting in the other man’s face before the incident becomes physical.
During his outburst, the angry passenger hurled an anti-Semitic slur at one of the flight attendants.
The employee then takes out a walkie-talkie and says “311” as the two men begin to jostle in the middle of the aisle.
As they stumble, they bump into other passengers in the aisle while others seated take out their phones and film the chaotic scene.
The flight attendant then calls for help again while the man in the hat picks up the angry passenger and puts him in a headlock.
“You got it, because?” Did you get it? Now put your hands down and don’t touch anyone,” the passenger in blue shouts at him as his face turns bright red.
Out of the corner of the frame, a woman, wearing a gray Ron Jon Surf Shop shirt and a backwards orange hat, intervenes.
She puts her hand on the man who is holding the other to strangle him and says: “I am a police officer. »
“Me too,” he replies.
“I’m here, look, look, I’m here,” she says in an attempt to defuse the situation.
The man then asks the now silent passenger, “Are you going to walk or are you going to be nice?”
He then shouts and tells the man to walk and lets go of his neck before catching him and pushing him forward.
With the other man’s hand over his mouth, the unruly passenger says, “I’m schizophrenic.”
“Me too, walk,” says the passenger holding him.
He is then escorted out of the plane by the man while a group of passengers follow him.
Another man with a sleeve tattoo on his arms and glasses is seen pinching him by the back of the neck while the other advances.
“I’ve never seen that,” the flight attendant said.
It is unclear if anyone was arrested or injured during the incident.