Unruly, growling passenger arrested following flight from LAX

A passenger is giving an American Airlines flight crew praise for the way they handled a belligerent passenger on the flight from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City.

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[ErstO]

I’m an old guy, I remember back in the 70’s people would dress in their Sunday best to fly, and say thank you to the flight attendant when they handed you a drink or snack, and you would thank the captain for a pleasant flight as you deplaned…. I miss those days

[bassinbillRC]

anyone doing this crap needs to be banned from flying on ANY airline for the rest of their life.

[frankm]

The police took him to the timeout zone and gave him a juice pack. He then picked up by his parents and they told the police he will be grounded for two weeks and no video games and desserts as well.

[davidwaterhouse]

This is why there should be trap doors, under each passenger seat 💺. When a passenger acts up.The airplane crew presses a button, the passenger goes into the luggage compartment.

[Thunderbyrd.]

Amazing how normal he became when the police show up. Acting like he didn't do anything.

[benjaminlibertarianscorpio]

People don’t know how to behave in public anymore

[thomasjeffersonatienza]

As a psychiatric nurse in the ER. Nothing phases me anymore. I’ve seen it all. I feel like anywhere I go I’m ready to activate work mode on someone getting out of hand haha.

[PraveenSrJ]

That is very strange and bizarre. He should be definitely faced on the do not fly list.

[Max-oies]

And he's the one that says "really really" that was hilarious 😂

[troymyers]

Loose cannon, wtf? Jackass is a better classification.

[jmbisme]

There is a big need for a national no-fly list that applies to all domestic airlines as well as international.

[PearlJamAndBiscuits]

It's so bizarre to me to see an adult act like a toddler. This pandemic has made our Country's mental health problem worse than it has ever been. People have just lost their minds over the whole thing. We need to get these people medicated or something, they obviously need help and can be dangerous imo.

[AJ-lwjf]

I feel sorry for the flight attendants working these days with all these crazy people 😪

[yourgreatestnightmare]

“Is he a man, or is he a baby, these are legitimate questions”

[MA-fghz]

The guy was out of his mind drunk. How he managed to get on the plane in the 1st place is amazing. Near black-out drunk.

[blyb]

I used to have a very simple rule when I flew for an airline. if you don't cooperate and follow the instructions of the crew then you don't get to fly where you can cause problems in the air. Retired now and don't miss it. What I do miss is the excellent fellow employees and the nice passengers that I met.

[sharonbowers]

Really? Really? You’ve got to be kidding! He genuinely looked baffled. 😃. Give him an Oscar for best acting.

[j.christiansonsr.]

The guys in control of the big metal object carrying me through the sky are the last people I'd want to piss off.

[krisaaron]

My father's favorite comment about flying commercially was "Get on any domestic airline and you'll see the consequences of not incarcerating the mentally ill!"
Add alcohol -- highly profitable and served at every airport and on most flights -- and the problem is tripled. Mask-boy in his red shirt is an excellent example. My suggestion: Breath-test every passenger as they're about to get on board. Anyone who blows over the legal driving limit is forced to wait for the next flight... or until they sober up. Some people just cannot handle that second drink.

[birgitelisabeth]

I’m glad that nobody got hurt. Kudos to the American Airlines crew for handling this in a very professional manner.