Mouaz Moustafa tells the story of a passenger who attempted to break into the cockpit of an American Airlines flight. Let’s find out more about the witness to the incident.
An American Airlines flight bound to DC from Los Angeles diverted to Kansas after a passenger showed an “erratic behavior.” A person, who is yet to be identified, tried to open an emergency door before the plane made an emergency landing.
Prior to this, he attempted to break into a cockpit and also had an argument with one of the flight attendants. The latter had to throw a coffee mug to subdue him.
Who Is Mouaz Moustafa?
Mouaz Moustafa is an executive director of an organization called the Syrian Executive Task Force.
The organization reportedly fights to minimize the violence against Syrian civilians through advocacy and humanitarian initiatives, as per their Twitter handle.
Moreover, Moustafa is very active on social media where he makes tweets about his work and that of his organization. He currently has over 5600 followers on Twitter.
The FBI have boarded flight #AA1775 and are going through the scene after a flight attendant used a coffee pot to strike a middle aged man multiple times who was attempting to open the plane door. pic.twitter.com/L7FYeedzuD
— Mouaz Moustafa (@SoccerMouaz) February 13, 2022
Video On Twitter Shows Passenger Causing American Airlines Flight Diverted
Mouaz Moustafa shared several videos on Twitter regarding the incident on an American Airlines flight.
Getting to the story, the plane that was originally bound to DC had to make an emergency landing at Kansas after a passenger created a scene. He was then subdued by a flight attendant who threw a coffee mug at him.
More FBI agents in the plane speaking to passengers you can see the flight attendant cleaning up the scene. The individual who caused the incident was bleeding as the plane made the emergency landing. #AA1775 from #LA to #DC is currently still on tarmac in Kansas City #Missouri. pic.twitter.com/Kc99Dwo3Fv
— Mouaz Moustafa (@SoccerMouaz) February 13, 2022
As seen in Moustafa’s Twitter video, the troublemaker was covered in blood from injuries due to the coffee mug. Even after that, he tried to open the emergency door while the plane was making an emergency landing.
According to reports, the pilot had to land at around 5000 FPM instead of normal 500-700 FPM. A few passengers had no clue about the incident and thought that the plane was crashing.
The plane descended around 31,000 feet in just about eight minutes.
Chatting with the pilot just now of #AA1775 great pilot he told me that we were 40 mins out of Kansas and he tried to bring us down as soon as possible as a man tried to get into the cockpit then tried to open the plane door. still on tarmac with FBI on scene. pic.twitter.com/jqoYnrJKCG
— Mouaz Moustafa (@SoccerMouaz) February 13, 2022
Emergency Landing: Was The Passenger Arrested?
On the American Airlines flight, the passenger who caused the incident was arrested.
He is a middle-aged man whose name has yet to be revealed, according to Moustafa. According to reports, he was taken into custody by the FBI. More information about his identity and charges will be released soon.
Most importantly, no passengers were injured as a result of the incident. The passengers were rebooked onto a different flight.
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