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Jaymie Vaz

American Airlines flight took off normally from Dallas, then a passenger’s alleged meltdown forced others to duct-tape and zip-tie him to his seat

An American Airlines flight headed from Dallas to Newark was forced to divert to Baltimore on Thursday night after a passenger allegedly went on a violent, hateful rampage that resulted in him being duct-taped to his seat. The situation escalated to a point where fellow travelers and crew members had to physically restrain the individual to keep everyone on board safe.

According to ABC 7, the incident occurred on American Airlines flight 618. Investigators and the airline confirmed that the flight was diverted to Baltimore Washington International Airport around 10:15 PM. Per TMZ, the passenger appeared to be intoxicated and began screaming at a male passenger sitting next to him. The situation took a turn for the worse when the man started yelling about Jesus and going to hell.

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