Somewhere over the eastern seaboard, the fragile social contract of shared flight broke down when a passenger aboard an American Airlines jet turned violent and unleashed racist abuse upon those around him. Crew members, entrusted with the safety of hundreds of strangers in a sealed vessel miles above the earth, resorted to an improvised but ancient solution — binding the man to his seat with duct tape — before the pilot diverted the aircraft for an emergency landing and authorities took him into custody. The episode is a small but vivid chapter in a longer story about how communities, even te
Passenger Restrained With Duct Tape After Disruptive Behavior on American Airlines Flight
One passenger was physically restrained and arrested following disruptive and violent behavior on the flight.