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A belligerent passenger learned that it’s not a good idea to try to storm the cockpit (even when the aircraft is on the ground) on a recent American Airlines flight from São Paulo’s Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to New York John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK). After her failed attempt, a member of the crew slammed her to the ground amidst shouting and chaos in the Business Class cabin.
American Airlines flight AA950 was taxiing when a frustrated passenger got up and began to berate the flight attendants over a delay. They made her return to her seat, but a decision was made to remove her from the aircraft. When she realized that the aircraft was back at the gate and that the issue was around her behavior, she stormed the front of the plane and began yelling at one of the pilots who was just coming out of the lavatory. She pushed forward and was taken down by another member of the crew who restrained her on the floor.
The enraged woman continued shouting and spewing all sorts of hateful and homophobic speech towards the flight attendants in Portuguese. This passenger along with three others traveling with her were removed from the aircraft and the flight took a two-hour delay.
Anthony’s Take: This was not going to end well in the air or on the ground. It’s good that the crew addressed it and got her off the aircraft. While the takedown might have been a bit extreme, rushing the cockpit poses real danger.
(H/T: One Mile at a Time.)
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The good news is the passenger was reaccomodated on a direct flight to El Salvador.
Bom dia.
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