{"id":217814,"date":"2026-09-06T09:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=217814"},"modified":"2026-09-06T09:52:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T07:52:53","slug":"unusual-scene-on-flight-to-new-york-passenger-restrained-with-duct-tape-over-racist-comments-on-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/unusual-scene-on-flight-to-new-york-passenger-restrained-with-duct-tape-over-racist-comments-on-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"UNUSUAL SCENE ON FLIGHT TO NEW YORK: Passenger restrained with duct tape over racist comments on plane!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A man was arrested for allegedly engaging in disruptive behavior on an American Airlines flight, forcing the plane to divert to Baltimore on Thursday night, the<\/em><\/strong> airline<\/a><\/em><\/strong> and investigators said.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arthur Lundeen, 67, from Arizona, was restrained to his seat with duct tape, while his hands were bound with plastic zip ties, police with the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) said. He was arrested after the plane landed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident occurred on American Airlines Flight 618, which departed from Dallas and was headed to Newark, the FBI and the airline said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Juan Mejia, a passenger on the flight and a former police officer, told ABC that he began hearing a commotion roughly three-quarters of the way through the flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe gentleman who was sitting two rows behind us started acting aggressively, making derogatory comments toward American Airlines staff and other passengers, using racial slurs, vulgar language and behaving very offensively toward women who were sitting in the row behind him,\u201d Mejia said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mejia and his friend Richard Olenick, who were on the plane, said they monitored the situation and intervened after claiming that Lundeen became physically aggressive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cJuan immediately knew that something had to be done. He got up right away, jumped into the seat next to the passenger and began working to restrain him so the situation could be kept under control,\u201d Olenick said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Authorities did not provide details about the disturbance that occurred during the flight, but the plane was diverted to Baltimore\/Washington International Airport (BWI) at around 10:15 p.m., the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which is also investigating the incident, said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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