A woman was escorted off an American Airlines flight from Miami to Tampa for refusing to use headphones while playing loud videos on her phone. The subsequent meltdown was filmed by another passenger and went viral, leading to her removal by police.
A woman had a meltdown on an American Airlines flight after she was escorted off the aircraft for repeatedly playing a video on her phone without headphones. The event happened on a journey from Miami to Tampa, and another passenger videotaped the argument and later uploaded it on TikTok. The individual who shared the video stated that the woman was inebriated and refused to use headphones while playing loud films on her phone.
According to a video footage of the event published by X user Collin Rugg on TikTok, the man claimed, “A drunk lady on an American Airlines flight from Miami to Tampa refused to use headphones and was loudly playing videos from her phone.”
Additionally, he said that even before the plane left the gate, the flight attendants had requested her to put on headphones, but the “lady immediately got angry, rude and belligerent.”
He said, “The American Airlines staff handled it very well and were respectful the entire time.” The woman can be heard objecting to the decision to take her off the aircraft in the video.
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Police eventually escorted her off the aircraft, as several passengers onboard applauded.
Another Similar Incident
The incident occurred only days after United Airlines warned that customers who play music or video aloud without headphones might face severe consequences, including being removed from a flight or possibly being barred from travelling with the carrier.
In February, the airline revised its “refusal to transport” policy, which explains when customers may be refused boarding or removed from a flight.
Passengers who play audio or video content on an aircraft without headphones may be removed. The rule stands among other breaches that might result in expulsion, such as attacking airline employees or going barefoot.