PICTURED: Belligerent American Airlines passenger thrown off flight for yelling anti-Semitic slur at flight attendant
- Shail Patel, 29, has been accused of being removed from Flight 2506 that was scheduled to fly from Tampa International Airport to Philadelphia on Tuesday
The photo shows an American Airlines passenger who was put in a headlock and thrown off a flight for shouting an anti-Semitic slur at a flight attendant.
Shail Patel, 29, was arrested after his filmed outburst on Flight 2506 from Tampa International Airport to Philadelphia on Tuesday.
The Florida resident appeared drunk — with bloodshot eyes and reeking of alcohol — before unleashing a hateful tirade on his fellow passengers, according to the affidavit seen by The New York Post.
He allegedly shouted: ‘F*** you blue-eyed white devils, I’m going to shoot down this plane with all your mothers on it.’
Patel reportedly began exhibiting riotous behavior as soon as he boarded the plane, shouting and cursing at passengers.
Shail Patel, 29, has been accused of being removed from Flight 2506 that was scheduled to fly from Tampa International Airport to Philadelphia on Tuesday
An unruly American Airlines passenger was put in a chokehold by another passenger before being escorted off a plane. (photo: the disruptive kite in a stranglehold)
The other passenger, a white man dressed in a blue hoodie, decided to intervene and escort the other man off the plane
The situation escalated when Patel allegedly punched another person in the hand and face and spit on him
Video of the altercation, which was posted to X (formally known as Twitter) in three parts, showed the moments leading up to the man’s exit from the plane.
You hear him repeatedly calling a flight attendant a ‘c**k’.
Patel also shouted, “I am trying to reach my homeland and you all have made it harder for me to reach my homeland.”
In one video, another airman, claiming to be a police officer, shows Patel in a headlock after a struggle.
The eruption delayed the flight by 30 minutes.
The disruptive kite is seen getting into the other man’s face before the incident turned physical
In a statement, American Airline told DailyMail.com: ‘Prior to the departure of American Airlines Flight 2506 flying from Tampa (TPA) to Philadelphia (PHL), law enforcement was called to the aircraft due to a cabin malfunction involving a disruptive malfunction. took place. customer.
‘We thank our team for their professionalism and apologize to our customers for any inconvenience caused.’
Patel now faces two charges of assault and one charge of disorderly conduct and remains in jail as of Friday on $2,150 bond.
According to his arrest records, he is self-employed and works in IT.