Disruptive Passenger Causes Chaos on American Airlines Flight from Tampa to Philly
TL;DR
An American Airlines flight from Tampa to Philadelphia was delayed after a disruptive passenger, who used profanity and an antisemitic slur towards a flight attendant, got into a physical altercation with another passenger claiming to be a police officer. The incident, captured in widely-circulated videos, led to the disruptive passenger being arrested and charged with disorderly intoxication and battery in Florida. The flight departed about a half-hour late, and the FAA will investigate the altercation.
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