Frightened passengers aboard American Airlines flight from LA to Miami forced to clamp their hands on their heads for an HOUR warned not to film due to undisclosed ‘security threat’
- Passengers on AA 2289 flying from LAX to MIA on Thursday were were asked to keep their hands on their heads and warned not to film due to a ‘security threat’
- One passenger said law enforcement came on the flight with machine guns to arrest an ‘out-of-control’ passenger
- American Airlines have refused to confirm that claim
- A passenger who claims they sat near the unruly passenger called the experience the ‘scariest moment of my life’
- American Airlines said in a statement that the flight was inspected but did not elaborate on the nature of the security threat
Passengers aboard and American Airlines flight to Miami were asked to keep their hands on their heads for the final hour of their flight and warned not to film due to an undisclosed ‘security threat.’
The chaos went down on American Airlines flight 2289 flying from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport on Thursday.
Passengers on the Boeing 777 were told to remain in their seats with their hands crossed on top of their heads. One person aboard the plane claimed a male passenger was branded a ‘security threat,’ amid claims that man was met by police at Miami International Airport and arrested.
AA have refused to confirm that allegation.
Passengers aboard and American Airlines flight to Miami were asked to keep their hands on their heads for the final hour of their flight and warned not to film due to a ‘security threat’
‘Here’s the MIA terminal where passengers were forced to wait after getting off the plane,’ a passenger tweeted after the plane landed in Miami International Airport
One passenger defied crew orders and recorded a plane full of people with their hands on their heads and said law enforcement came on the flight with machine guns to arrest the unruly passenger.
‘The arrest happened when 2289 landed in Miami (flight landed at 4:42 ET),’Chris Nguyen tweeted. ‘Passengers were ordered to put their hands on their heads for 45-60 minutes before landing. Strangely, passengers were repeatedly told not to film on the plane.’
He also posted a video of passengers gathered at the MIA terminal, where tempers appeared to have boiled over after the stressful inflight experience.
‘Here’s the MIA terminal where passengers were forced to wait after getting off the plane,’ he tweeted.
At least one passenger appeared to be yelling during the clip.
A fellow passenger who claims they were near the unruly passenger called the flight the ‘scariest moment of (their) life.’
‘Scariest moment of my life. Are we gonna get any coverage on what happened? I’m traumatized. I was in the back near the passenger.’ the person tweeted.
The chaos went down on American Airlines flight 2289 flying from Los Angeles International Airport to Miami International Airport (pictured) on Thursday
American Airlines said the flight was inspected but did not elaborate on the nature of the security threat. An American Airlines Boeing 777 is pictured in Miami last month
Another person responded to the video of the flight and tweeted a woman on a flight she was on spent over an hour screaming and had to be duct taped to her seat but it was not clear if she was referring to the same American Airlines flight.
‘I was on a flight last night and a woman was so out of control (passenger) she had to be restrained and literally duct taped to her seat – crazy screaming person – 1.5 hours of screaming – police were waiting when we landed….’ the person claimed.
DailyMail has reached out to American Airlines for comment.
The airline told liveandletsfly.com that the flight was inspected but did not elaborate on the nature of the security threat.
‘Passengers were deplaned and bused to the terminal, and the aircraft was inspected by authorities. Safety and security is our top priority and we apologize to our customers for any inconvenience this caused,’ the airline said in a statement.