A serious incident took place onboard an American Airlines flight to Miami from Rio on Saturday morning resulting in passengers and crew restraining a man. If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit card please click...
A serious incident took place onboard an American Airlines flight to Miami from Rio on Saturday morning resulting in passengers and crew restraining a man.
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Man Had To Be Restrained
On American Airlines flight 948 from Rio De Janeiro to Miami, a passenger was restrained and purportedly duct-taped by four passengers and members of crew. In the video, he can be heard screaming.
Limited Details
Miami 10 Local News first reported the details of the incident onboard the aircraft. However, its written report misidentified the flight number (9948 from Canton to Philadelphia rather than 948 from Rio De Janeiro to Miami.) The news station stated they had contacted American Airlines for comment but had not received word back.
According to FlightStats.com, the aircraft did not appear to divert though the background noise on the video suggests that it took place in flight. The plane tracking site reports that the equipment was a Boeing 777-200 and the video appears to confirm that equipment and the location of the incident was in a galley however, I can’t confirm if it was the forward or aft galley based on the video. An American Airlines flight attendant can be seen documenting the event on her cell phone.
According to the flight path, the aircraft did not deviate from its path or prematurely land which suggests to me that this occurred near the end of the flight and the crew was satisfied that the event was contained. Without further context, it’s hard to say what provoked the man or caused him to become distressed.
The subject was reportedly a South Florida man, but I haven’t found any evidence to confirm that.
No arrests were made in connection with the incident, again, this is surprising to me.
Conclusion
With few details outside of the video itself, it’s hard to say what caused a passenger to behave erratically on American Airlines flight 984 from Rio De Janeiro to Miami, Florida on Friday night landing Saturday morning, December 30th, 2023. I’m surprised that there wasn’t an arrest made and would have thought the FAA would have to report details. I’ll be interested to see what develops further from this terrifying event.
What do you think?