1 Challenging From Start
Le seemed a challenging passenger from the start. In the video, twenty minutes after takeoff he stands up from his seat during food and beverage service. According to prosecutors, “Le grabbed one flight attendant’s left shoulder from behind and asked for coffee. Moments later, Le grabbed both of the flight attendant’s shoulders from behind. After the flight attendant stepped back and put up a defensive posture, Le walked to the front of the airplane.” Keep reading to learn more and see the video.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb
2 Passneger Becomes Threatening
The unruly passenger wanders toward the first-class cabin and sits down in an unoccupied seat near the divider of the first-class cabin. When a different flight attendant asks Le to return to his seat, Le becomes threatening, “Le did not comply and allegedly stood up and assumed a fighting stance towards the flight attendant by making closed fists with both of his hands,” wrote prosecutors. It is then that things really get out of hand.
3 He is Punching the Flight Attendant
Le doesn’t comply and swings his arm towards the flight attendant. The flight attendant walks away to report the passenger to the pilot. In a video captured by another passenger, we see Le charging toward the flight attendant and punching him from behind in the head.
4 Passengers React
The fellow passengers react in shock, asking the aggressor “what are you doing?” reports NBC. When Le moves towards the back of the plane passengers, help apprehend him while flight attendants use seatbelt extenders to keep him in his seat during the remainder of the flight.
5 Banned
Upon arrival in Los Angeles Le is awaited by the police and charged by the FBI with “Interfering with a flight crew.” Additionally, Le is banned from all future American Airlines flights. “U.S. airlines reported a dramatic rise in disruptive or violent incidents last year, with the Federal Aviation Administration,” says NBC News. In 2021 5,981 Unruly Passenger Reports were filed with the FAA, of which 4290 were mask-related incidents.
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