"Disruptive Passenger's Racist Rant Delays Philadelphia-Bound Flight"
TL;DR
Shail Patel, a 29-year-old Florida man, was arrested on battery charges after causing a disturbance on an American Airlines flight from Tampa to Philadelphia. He drunkenly ranted about "blue-eyed white devils," threatened to "take this plane down," and hurled an antisemitic slur at a flight attendant. Patel's disruptive behavior, which included slapping and spitting on another passenger, led to a chaotic scene captured on video. He remained in jail on misdemeanor charges.
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- American Airlines passenger yelled about 'blue-eyed white devils' and threatened to 'take this plane down': affidavit New York Post
- Tampa man calls passengers ‘blue-eyed white devils,’ threatens to take down plane: police WFLA
- Fight on plane delays American Airlines flight to Philly from Tampa The Philadelphia Inquirer
- Antisemitic American Airlines Passenger Put In Headlock, Kicked Off Plane TMZ
- Passenger arrested after disturbance on Philadelphia-bound flight from Tampa International Airport WPVI-TV
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