September 6Sep 6 Active Members ABC NewsUnruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duc...A man was arrested for unruly behavior on an American Airlines flight causing it to divert to Baltimore, Thursday night, according to the airline and the FBI."A man was arrested for alleged unruly behavior on an American Airlines flight causing it to divert to Baltimore on Thursday night, according to the airline and investigators. Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, was restrained to his seat with duct tape and his hands were restrained with zip ties, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, which arrested him after the plane landed. The incident took place on American Airlines flight AA 618, which took off from Dallas and was en route to Newark, according to the FBI and the airline..."My main question is--why did the captain divert the flight from Newark to Baltimore? EWR is just 167 miles from BWI. The difference in flight time was a matter of minutes. Because one passenger can't handle his liquor, the captain punished every other passenger in the plane, plus the passengers in future flights that plane would have taken. The cost for that 167 mile diversion must have been staggering--not just for the passengers, but for the airline as well. Am I missing something, or was there a valid reason for landing the plane at BWI instead of EWR??
September 6Sep 6 good question but it's for airline to answer. From pics it looks like quite bloody affair though
September 6Sep 6 Author Active Members I find it interesting that this happened to a 67 year-old. Though alcohol probably played a major role, I wonder if there was a neurological condition as well? I hope the press keeps us up-to-date in this matter. He was sitting in the first class cabin, so this is not the typical Frontier Airlines/Spirit Airlines drunken brawl by people not used the flying on commercial flights.
September 6Sep 6 Active Members 13 hours ago, unicorn said:ABC NewsUnruly passenger arrested after being restrained with duc...A man was arrested for unruly behavior on an American Airlines flight causing it to divert to Baltimore, Thursday night, according to the airline and the FBI."A man was arrested for alleged unruly behavior on an American Airlines flight causing it to divert to Baltimore on Thursday night, according to the airline and investigators. Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, was restrained to his seat with duct tape and his hands were restrained with zip ties, according to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, which arrested him after the plane landed. The incident took place on American Airlines flight AA 618, which took off from Dallas and was en route to Newark, according to the FBI and the airline..."My main question is--why did the captain divert the flight from Newark to Baltimore? EWR is just 167 miles from BWI. The difference in flight time was a matter of minutes. Because one passenger can't handle his liquor, the captain punished every other passenger in the plane, plus the passengers in future flights that plane would have taken. The cost for that 167 mile diversion must have been staggering--not just for the passengers, but for the airline as well. Am I missing something, or was there a valid reason for landing the plane at BWI instead of EWR??Probably an FCC rule:Dealing with angry old white guys, must land at nearest airport.
September 6Sep 6 Author Active Members 23 minutes ago, Pete1111 said:Probably an FCC rule:Dealing with angry old white guys, must land at nearest airport.
September 7Sep 7 Active Members 4 hours ago, unicorn said:Looks like you found they way to add photos to your posts.........
September 7Sep 7 Author Active Members 2 hours ago, daydreamer said:Looks like you found they way to add photos to your posts.........No, that's just a direct link to the photo--until the link disappears. I can also get links to hosting sites, though that adds another step.
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