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[Watch] Why Were American Airlines
Passengers Told to Put Their Hands on
Their Heads for the Remainder of This
Flight?

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Posted By: Imright, 7/11/2021 6:50:36 PM

American Airlines passengers were filmed with their hands on their heads on a flight from Los Angeles to Miami on Wednesday. All passengers aboard the flight 2289 “were ordered to put their hands on their heads for 45-60 minutes before landing,” according to passenger Chris Nguyen who filmed part of the bizarre incident:(Tweets/Videos) The unusual order also came with the warning for passengers like Nguyen not to film what was occurring on the plane. After landing in Miami, heavily armed law enforcement officers reportedly boarded the plane and appeared to arrest and remove one male passenger.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: DVC 7/11/2021 6:53:36 PM (No. 842660)
I would have just said, "No, thanks."
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Reply 2 - Posted by: Come And Take It 7/11/2021 6:57:20 PM (No. 842663)
Why does anyone fly and put up with this anymore?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: bgarrett 7/11/2021 6:58:41 PM (No. 842665)
I will NEVER fly again. I have shoulder injuries and can not put my hands on my head
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Reply 4 - Posted by: KayJayMac 7/11/2021 7:01:11 PM (No. 842667)
I can’t wear a mask and I can’t keep my hands on my head for an hour. I probably would have been beaten. If we can’t drive, we ain’t going. This is getting ridiculous.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: Videodrone 7/11/2021 7:01:37 PM (No. 842668)
Whisky Tango Foxtrot?
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Reply 6 - Posted by: Dodge Boy 7/11/2021 7:09:39 PM (No. 842676)
We flew back from Minneapolis yesterday following a wedding. Flew on Frontier, the carrier my older son flies for. My hands were just fine in my lap.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: panther361 7/11/2021 7:17:20 PM (No. 842683)
I am baffled, although mildly, at AA and what's gotten into them. AA has been my airline when flying for both business and pleasure. I'm glad I am now retired and have little need to go anywhere by air. Anybody need 100,000 airmiles?
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Reply 8 - Posted by: mc squared 7/11/2021 7:27:40 PM (No. 842687)
Worry not. The FBI is on it.
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Reply 9 - Posted by: john56 7/11/2021 8:01:19 PM (No. 842702)
Rumor is that the perp had a Lego capital set in his carry on luggage and the Capitol Hill Stasi Secret Police needed to see if other far-righy-wing collabators or Republicans were on board with similar contraband.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: enemyofthestate 7/11/2021 8:04:48 PM (No. 842707)
Another American Airlines horror story. 2000-2012, I enjoyed AA flights LAX-JFK and LAX-FLL. No more. No more. In-flight torture, no thanks. Note to AA: Clean up your act.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: 100percentTexan 7/11/2021 8:06:09 PM (No. 842709)
appeared to arrest and remove one male passenger. can you narrow that down just a touch?
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Starlifter Nav 7/11/2021 8:08:02 PM (No. 842712)
"No thanks..." "I have an i jury .. I can't" Let me spell it out for you. These people were not being 'asked'. And it was not offered as a 'suggestion' or an option. Apparently some see nothing wrong with that. For the others, currently safely seated at their keyboards; you need not worry about whether they have your size... all handcuffs are adjustable.
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Reply 13 - Posted by: Italiano 7/11/2021 8:11:10 PM (No. 842716)
No guns, knives, explosives, American flags or MAGA hats allowed. Better than another TWA Flight 800, though, depending upon how the facts play out.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: chumley 7/11/2021 8:34:04 PM (No. 842724)
And that, dear friends, is why I drive anyplace I need to go. You can see the country, meet new and interesting people, try the local cuisine all along the way, take your guns and check into no-tell motels with the Mrs. All good things. Those planes are getting to be the Auschwitz express. No thanks.
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Reply 15 - Posted by: Ribicon 7/11/2021 8:50:56 PM (No. 842732)
Did they do the "U-SA! U-SA!" chant the whole time? That's patriotic.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: Catherine 7/11/2021 8:55:06 PM (No. 842734)
# 12 - there actually are people with shoulder injuries. Some of us have had multiple surgeries and never got full use back. My right hand will not reach to the top of my head.
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Reply 17 - Posted by: anniebc 7/11/2021 9:30:30 PM (No. 842770)
If most of the people refused to do it, what would have happened? American Airlines has long been a woke joke; they're right up there with foolish Delta.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: Strike3 7/11/2021 9:35:59 PM (No. 842773)
They received a report that a Trump supporter was on board. The airlines have gone bonkers in the past few years. I will never fly again.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: curious1 7/11/2021 10:10:41 PM (No. 842793)
You didn't think the 2020 airline bail-out money came with no strings attached, did you?
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Reply 20 - Posted by: msjena 7/11/2021 10:39:05 PM (No. 842801)
One of the comments to the article points out that it was probably a federal air marshal that gave the order--to make sure no one would be able to activate an explosive device. It's all part of the numerous indignities involved in air travel. I haven't been on an airplane in about 4 years. I was supposed to travel in March 2020, but the pandemic canceled everything. I like to travel, but until all pandemic restrictions are lifted, here and abroad, I won't be.
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Reply 21 - Posted by: HisHandmaiden 7/11/2021 10:44:58 PM (No. 842805)
Guess AA had no Air Marshall on board... not a good way to find out. I’ll have to ask a flight attendant good friend... MAGA
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Reply 22 - Posted by: TXknitter 7/11/2021 10:49:21 PM (No. 842807)
We used to fly Southwest whenever we flew but now we will drive in our own comfortable automobile, thank you.
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Reply 23 - Posted by: KTWO 7/11/2021 11:18:41 PM (No. 842818)
Make no mistake, the Captain and crew are legally in charge when you are actually on the plane. Same thing on a ship at sea. It is not a democracy where passengers choose what they will and won't do. As soon as I saw "put their hands on their heads" I suspected the crew believed a passenger was dangerous. With all the hands visible it was much easier to spot any mischief. And it is also awkward for a passenger to suddenly stand or move into the aisle. (try it sometime from an airline seat).
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Reply 24 - Posted by: formerNYer 7/11/2021 11:56:27 PM (No. 842827)
It will be a cold day in July when I get back on a plane.
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Reply 25 - Posted by: dolphin 7/11/2021 11:57:56 PM (No. 842829)
There is no way I'm getting on an airplane.
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Reply 26 - Posted by: Island Life 7/12/2021 12:11:41 AM (No. 842836)
Certainly makes sense #23. However, i believe the crew knew who was responsible. How else did the heavily armed law enforcement officers" know to arrest this person without interrogating the whole plane? But AA were just fine making elderly people, children, people with arthritis and other health problems suffer extreme discomfort for 45 minutes. Give a little power and see what happens. Nazi Germany anyone?
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Reply 27 - Posted by: thewarden 7/12/2021 12:21:55 AM (No. 842839)
Anyone with air miles on account, I believe there are various charities to which you can donate. I’m done flying. Last trip was to Vegas 3 years ago. I’d rather drive the 6 hours now. Sadly, my husband loves to fly. Might be a showdown coming up. Not giving in. Go...alone. I just can’t anymore and the masks...um, NO.
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Reply 28 - Posted by: RedWhite&Blue2 7/12/2021 1:36:39 AM (No. 842875)
I last flew commercial in 1997 Never again...never never never
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Reply 29 - Posted by: DCGIRL 7/12/2021 5:49:32 AM (No. 842922)
I only fly Southwest. There are a few attendants that I experienced with Southwest that should be fired. They are rude, mouthy, and racist.
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Reply 30 - Posted by: milwaukeeroad 7/12/2021 6:35:59 AM (No. 842935)
Gotta ask, “how did this passenger of extreme interest get on the plane in the first place?” Despite all the ridiculously inconvenient and impersonal screening going on, some “domestic threat” boards a commercial flight? As previously asked, Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot?
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Reply 31 - Posted by: ussjimmycarter 7/12/2021 8:07:07 AM (No. 843010)
Flew 300,000 miles in the 80's when I worked for Thomas Cook. Won't get into a plane now for any reason!
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Reply 32 - Posted by: Paperpuncher 7/12/2021 8:10:30 AM (No. 843015)
Spent 20 years flying to Florida for a few days of golf in the winter. On the last trip three of us decided to drive. Only took about an hour longer than flying and saved a ton of money. No airline tickets, rental car, standing in line, getting groped by the tsa and overall poor service and nasty. You drive, you can stop and stretch your legs at will, can get real food, ride in comfortable seats with leg room etc. I will never fly again unless absolutely necessary.
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Reply 33 - Posted by: binar 7/12/2021 8:12:06 AM (No. 843018)
The entire airport experience is UnAmerican. I have long staid away from airports and drive were I need to go. Your not violated by tsa, you go were you want, when you want.etc etc. Do not fly. this has to end and will if no one uses there "service"
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Reply 34 - Posted by: petrichor 7/12/2021 8:31:40 AM (No. 843047)
The real question is did they say, "Simon says".
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Reply 35 - Posted by: ramona 7/12/2021 8:45:49 AM (No. 843060)
When I was in 3rd grade we had a mentally unstable sadistic teacher. She punished the whole class when she was upset with one student (and believe me, we were not unruly children). She would keep us in from recess, making us sit with our chins on our desk and our hands on our heads. Very uncomfortable to the point of painful. I too would have had trouble complying with the order on this airplane. Ramona (the Pest)
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Reply 36 - Posted by: red1066 7/12/2021 8:55:37 AM (No. 843073)
Maybe this person was on the no fly list and got past those crack TSA agents. If so, then the airline not only knew who this person was, but knew what seat he was sitting in. The order to put one's hands on your head was done as a precaution from the stand point of the airline. However, since they only flew for another 45 minutes before landing, all of this could have been avoided if they had just left well enough alone. If it had been a REAL emergency, they would have landed that plane much sooner.
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Reply 37 - Posted by: udanja99 7/12/2021 9:02:49 AM (No. 843086)
Until covid hit, I flew constantly for my business, sometimes to the other side of the planet. I retired 6 months ago and have no intention of flying any time soon. I would love to visit Israel but that may be off the bucket list now. In 1990, when we adopted our daughter, we flew AA to go and pick her up. On the return flight with our new born AA seated us in our own row next to the galley, gave us our own flight attendant who even changed our daughter’s diaper, gave her a first flight certificate and her wings and gave us a bottle of champagne - all because she had just been adopted. Back then airlines specified that newborns had to be a certain number of days old to get on one of their flights. When we were asked for proof of her age, we told them that we didn’t have a birth certificate yet because we had just adopted her and it would take several weeks to get her certificate. My, how things have changed.
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Reply 38 - Posted by: RayLRiv 7/12/2021 9:17:58 AM (No. 843105)
My wife would not put up with that. She has torn rotator cuffs (from years of carrying first a diaper bag, then her heavy purse) and she's decided to live w the pain and not being able to lift her arms past a certain level. Repairing her shoulders/rotator cuffs through surgery would take about 6-8 months' rehab and that (according to her) would devastate her law practice. It's just not worth the hassle flying commercial nowadays (and I love flying; I'm a private pilot)
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Reply 39 - Posted by: DVC 7/12/2021 1:07:08 PM (No. 843388)
RE #21 on air marshals. Air marshals are rarer than most people think. Air marshals are something less than 3,000, total. Let's assume that 3/4 are on duty on a given day, due to vacations, etc, I'm sure that they don't work 7 days a week. So, that's somewhere around 2,250 available for the 45,000 flights per day in the USA. So, that works out to one air marshal per every 20th flight. Fly 100 flights and you might have had an air marshal on board 5 of those flights.
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