First class American Airlines passenger has a TANTRUM ‘like a 5-year-old’ when he can’t get a drink before take-off forcing police to drag him off in handcuffs
- First class American Airlines passenger has gone viral after he was filmed having a tearful meltdown in a row over a pre-take-off gin and tonic
- Video footage shows the man sob as he is arrested by police officers after long confrontation
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A first class passenger has gone viral after he was filmed having a tearful meltdown when he was arrested over a row about a pre-take-off gin and tonic.
The unidentified man had supposedly requested the cocktail but was denied it by officers prompting a row that caused staff to call the police.
Social media were quick to slam the ‘man-child’ who was later filmed sobbing as he was arrested on the jet bridge of the American Airlines flight.
The clip begins with the man being ordered to leave by officers – to which he refuses.
Fellow passengers can be heard begging the man to exit the aircraft but he continues to remain seated as he argues with officers.
A first class passenger has gone viral after he was filmed having a tearful meltdown when he was arrested over a row about a pre-take-off gin and tonic
At one point he takes out his phone to record the altercation but it is promptly removed from his hand.
Officers then yank him from his seat and wrangle with him in the aisle.
The man repeatedly yells out ‘stop’ before bursting into tears.
After finally vacating the plane he continues to wail as he falls to the floor and is pinned down by officers who handcuff him.
It is not clear why he was refused the gin and tonic or how the situation escalated.
American Airlines rules state that first class passengers are entitled to a drink before take-off.
The man reportedly complained that he was not guilty of a crime.
However the US Department of Transportation says airlines can remove any passenger for reasons relating to ‘safety, security or health risk, or due to a behavior that is considered obscene, disruptive or otherwise unlawful.’
The video was posted to TikTok and shared on Reddit where it garnered over 4,000 comments.
‘I did not expect him to start weeping like that! What a man child!’ one wrote.
It is not clear why he was refused the gin and tonic or how the situation escalated
After finally vacating the plane he continues to wail as he falls to the floor and is pinned down by officers who handcuff him
Another said: ‘When his shoe came off, it reminded me of my 5-year-old nephew when he doesn’t want to take a nap but is clearly tired.’
It comes after a spate of bad behavior on US flights.
Last month, hocking video footage captured the moment a father attacked a passenger unprovoked in front of his children during a Southwest Airlines flight.
The violent confrontation saw the man put another in a headlock as others on board were forced to intervene yelling: ‘Do not hit him again.’
Meanwhile a flight from LA to Boston this week made headlines after a passenger threatened to ‘kill every man on this plane.’
Francisco Severo Torres, 33, from Leominster, Massachusetts was charged with one count of interference and attempted interference with flight crew members using a dangerous weapon after he stabbed a flight attendant with a broken spoon.
In video shot by a fellow passenger sitting only feet away, Torres can be heard threatening to commit mass murder while goading others to try and stop him.
Dailymail.com has reached out to American Airlines for comment.
