The flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark, New Jersey, had to make an unexpected stop in Baltimore late Thursday night due to the unidentified disruptive passenger who witnesses said was putting others at risk.<\/p>\n
The man was allegedly screaming racial and homophobic slurs during the outburst, according to TMZ.<\/p>\n
FLIGHT PASSENGER YELLS, ‘I WANT OFF,’ CALLS CREW ‘IDIOTS’ AND YANKS OPEN EMERGENCY EXIT DOOR<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Video footage of the incident shows crew and passengers strapping the man to his seat as he appeared to put up a fight.\u00a0<\/p>\n Photos show the man secured to his seat with duct tape and zip ties, with even his head held to the seat.<\/p>\n The man was allegedly screaming racial and homophobic slurs during the outburst. (TMZ)<\/p>\n Witnesses said the chaos erupted about two hours into the flight, when the man began yelling at a male passenger next to him. According to TMZ, the man was screaming about Jesus and going to hell, prompting a flight attendant to walk over and attempt to calm the situation.<\/p>\n The man called the flight attendant, who is Black, a racial slur and also shouted anti-gay remarks, according to the outlet. The man also reportedly became violent as he hit the passenger next to him.<\/p>\n UNITED FLIGHT FROM CHICAGO MAKES EMERGENCY LANDING AFTER PASSENGER’S ‘MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS’ TO BREACH COCKPIT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n A female passenger jumped in to help, but the man pushed her, leading to three other male passengers stepping in, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n Witnesses said the chaos erupted about two hours into the flight. (TMZ)<\/p>\n “Just like a light switch, all of a sudden, it went from quiet to yelling and chaos,” one of the men, retired law enforcement officer Juan Mejia, told CBS Texas. “I turned around to look, and the poor gentleman that was sitting next to him in the aisle seat, the individual had his hands around his neck and was, like, assaulting him.”<\/p>\n Flight attendants handed duct tape and zip ties to the three male passengers, who restrained the unruly man to his seat and held him down as he attempted to break free.<\/p>\n American Airlines and the Federal Aviation Administration confirmed the plane was diverted to Baltimore\/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, where law enforcement took the man into custody<\/a>.<\/p>\n CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n “On Sept. 3,\u2004\u200bAmerican Airlines\u2004\u200bflight 618 diverted\u2004\u200bto\u2004\u200bBaltimore (BWI)\u2004\u200bdue to a disruptive customer,” the airline said in a statement to Fox News Digital. “Upon arrival, law enforcement met\u2004\u200bthe\u2004\u200baircraft\u2004\u200band\u2004\u200bassisted\u2004\u200bwith\u2004\u200bdeplaning the\u2004\u200bcustomer before the\u2004\u200bflight\u2004\u200bcontinued to its\u2004\u200bdestination.”<\/p>\n Flight attendants handed duct tape and zip ties to the three male passengers, who restrained the unruly man to his seat. (TMZ)<\/p>\n “The safety\u2004\u200band\u2004\u200bsecurity<\/a>\u2004\u200bof our customers\u2004\u200band team members\u2004\u200bis our top\u2004\u200bpriority and\u2004\u200bwe\u2004\u200bdo not\u2004\u200btolerate violence. We thank our\u2004\u200bteam members for\u2004\u200btheir\u2004\u200bprofessionalism\u2004\u200band\u2004\u200bour customers\u2004\u200bfor\u2004\u200btheir\u2004\u200bunderstanding,” the statement added.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/duct-taped-man-AA-diverted-flight.png\")
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