American Flight 618 Diverts to BWI After 1 Passenger Is Duct-Taped to Seat
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Updated · WBAL TV Baltimore · Sep 5
American Flight 618 Diverts to BWI After 1 Passenger Is Duct-Taped to Seat
3 articles · Updated · WBAL TV Baltimore · Sep 5
Summary
American Airlines Flight 618 from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark diverted to Baltimore after a first-class passenger turned violent, and police physically removed him when the plane landed.
Witnesses said passengers restrained the man before crew responded, then duct-taped him to his seat so the aircraft could land safely.
TMZ and a passenger account said he hit the traveler beside him, struck a computer and pushed a woman who tried to help, prompting three men to intervene.
American said law enforcement met the aircraft at BWI, deplaned the passenger and allowed the flight to continue; the incident remains under investigation.