Event Brief
Passenger duct-taped to seat after slurs and fight
By The BriefBrief · Sources (4)
Filed: Sep 05, 2026 at 7:03 PM ET
Summary: A passenger on an American Airlines flight bound for Newark, New Jersey was duct-taped to his seat after allegedly hurling racial slurs at staff and fighting another man. Witness Michelle Ng-Reyes said the man was “thrashing around” as crew and passengers restrained him in the rear of the first-class cabin, and he was later arrested.
WHO: American Airlines flight crew; passenger later arrested; witness Michelle Ng-Reyes
WHAT: A passenger was duct-taped to his seat after alleged racial slurs and a fight with another passenger.
WHEN: Sep 03, 2026
WHERE: Newark, New Jersey-bound American Airlines flight
WHY: The passenger allegedly hurled racial slurs at staff and assaulted another passenger, prompting crew and passengers to restrain him.
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