Disruptive Passenger Duct-Taped to First-Class Seat as Plane Makes Emergency Landing
Passengers and crew restrained the unruly man with duct tape and zip ties as the FAA reported more than 1,160 such incidents this year.
- Arthur Lundeen, 67, was restrained with duct tape and zip ties on American Airlines flight AA 618 after becoming disruptive and physical.
- The flight from Dallas to Newark diverted to Baltimore, where Lundeen was arrested by Maryland Transportation Authority Police.
- Passengers Juan Mejia and Richard Olenick intervened to control Lundeen until law enforcement arrived to prevent further escalation.
- Lundeen faces charges of disorderly conduct and second-degree assault, and the FBI is investigating the incident.
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