American Airlines passenger from hell DUCT-TAPED to seat on flight forced to divert over his terrifying tirade

Arthur Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, allegedly had to be zip-tied and duct-taped to his seat on Flight 618 from Dallas, Texas , to Newark, New Jersey, on Thursday.

Brooke Davies | Senior News reporter Published September 5, 2026 2:08pm Updated September 5, 2026 2:08pm The flight, from Dallas-Fort Worth to Newark, was forced to stop at Baltimore on Thursday night after the passenger began to ‘put everyone at risk’ (Picture: @richardolenick/Instagram) An American Airlines passenger

An American Airlines flight from Dallas to Newark diverted to Baltimore on Sept. 3 after passengers and crew taped a disruptive traveler to his seat and police arrested him at the gate.

Arthur Lundeen has been identified as the man duct taped to the seat of an American Airlines flight after an alleged racist outburst.

A man was duct-taped to his first-class seat on an American Airlines flight and later arrested after allegedly exhibiting violent behavior, and forcing the flight to be diverted. Kris Van Cleave has the story.

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NurPhoto / Nicolas Economou, Getty Images An American Airlines flight bound for Chicago O’Hare was forced to abort takeoff from New York City’s LaGuardia Airport Thursday morning after striking a bird, officials said. The Boeing 737-800 was about to take off around 8:20 a.m. when the bird strike caused the crew to make