USA: Passenger wants to open the door of the plane – crew stops him with a coffee pot

An American Airlines plane was on flight 1775 from Los Angeles to Washington DC when a passenger tried to open the cockpit door. Although he failed, he then tampered with the outer door of the plane, US media reports. This would have had fatal consequences due to the flight altitude

To stop the troublemaker, the cabin crew grabbed the man. One finally took a coffee pot to help and hit the passenger with it, calming him down.

Fortunately, the plane was only a few miles from the airport in Kansas City at the time and was able to make an emergency landing there. There, the security staff was already waiting for the angry passenger and arrested him.

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In the USA: Passenger rages on plane and is stopped with coffee pot

A spokeswoman for the association of professional flight attendants confirmed to “The Daily Beast‘ that the passenger was stopped with a coffee pot. “The details are still being worked out, but we do not believe that alcohol was the trigger.”

American Airlines thanked the flight attendants in a statement: “We are grateful for our crew members, they care about the safety of the passengers. You handled the situation with the utmost competence and professionalism.”

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