Racist outburst disrupts flight as passengers tape man to his seat
Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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Outcome reported
- Passengers and crew restrained 67-year-old Arthur Lundeen with plastic restraints and packing tape during an American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark.
- The flight diverted to Baltimore, where police detained Lundeen.
- The real estate company where Lundeen worked ended its relationship with him.
A flight from Dallas to Newark descended into chaos after passengers and crew restrained a 67-year-old man accused of making racist and homophobic remarks and attacking fellow travelers.
Arthur Lundeen was bound to his seat with plastic restraints and packing tape by the cabin crew and passengers, according to the report. The aircraft was diverted to Baltimore, where Lundeen was taken into custody.
The real estate company where Lundeen worked also cut ties with him after the incident.
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Originally published by Cumhuriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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