A wild and disturbing scene unfolded on an American Airlines flight from Charlotte, North Carolina to Denver, Colorado, when a man completely lost control before the plane could even take off. The situation quickly went viral online after videos captured him shouting, cursing, threatening people, and even saying he would light a blunt on the plane.
The chaos started as the man grew increasingly frustrated during a delay. He loudly demanded a refund for his ticket, cursed at flight attendants, and offered to pay other passengers to get off the plane with him. He shouted over and over, “I’m not shutting up until I get a chord,” because he didn’t have a phone charger.
He also yelled, “I need a f*cking shot right now,” and asked for Don Julio tequila, even though he said, “I don’t even like to drink.” The man was clearly upset and angry. He accused the crew of mistreating him, screaming, “You’re literally pissing off your customer. Shut the fck up.” Things escalated when he added, “Call the police. I’ll fck them up.” His behavior became more aggressive, and many passengers grew uncomfortable and concerned.
At one point, the man said he made “over a million a year” and claimed to be working with rapper Kodak Black. He called himself “the realest person on the East Coast.” As the delay continued, he became even more irritated and began complaining about a meal he had bought. “I spent $53 for a f*cking kids meal from Starbucks,” he shouted, demanding a refund for his flight.
He didn’t stop there. He then said, “I’m about to get off this sh*t. I don’t have time for this. Like peace out,” and then threatened to “light up a blunt on this plane.” That’s when things went from annoying to serious. Smoking anything on a plane is a violation of federal law, and threatening to do so only added to the tension in the cabin.
He shouted again, “SOS bro, you f*cked with the wrong one,” acting like he was being attacked or wronged, even though he was the one causing the disturbance.
Another passenger tried to calm the situation and told him to “shut the fck up.” The man didn’t take that well. He stood up and yelled back, “fck you bro! You want to talk to me bro?” The passenger then told him not to speak to women that way, after hearing how he talked to a female flight attendant. But the man doubled down, shouting, “If she’s being a btch, I’m going to call it out bro… Fck you, I have four sisters. If I want to talk to a btch like that, I fcking will.”
As the shouting match continued, the pilot eventually came out of the cockpit. Instead of calming down, the man demanded a refund again and bizarrely asked if he could sit in the pilot seat if he paid $100.
At this point, airline staff had seen enough. He had already insulted the flight attendants, scared passengers, and made multiple threats. He had also disrespected women on the plane and created a hostile environment. Security was called, and he was removed from the aircraft before it could take off.
Later, clips of the incident circulated widely on social media. One user claimed the man was a rapper named Lil Nate from Raleigh, North Carolina. However, this has not been confirmed by authorities or the airline.
In more footage, the man is seen arguing with a flight attendant who told him to calm down. She said, “nobody’s talking to you any kind of way,” trying to defuse the situation. But he kept insisting she was being disrespectful and told her to talk to him “like a man.” He then changed his mind about leaving the plane and told another passenger, “I’ll sit down and shut up, bro.” But by then, the damage was already done.
Before he was taken off the plane, he tried once more to talk to the same flight attendant he had yelled at earlier. He said, “I expected better from you. I said you have beautiful eyes… You don’t deserve anything you have on your body.” The pilot immediately stepped in to defend her and firmly said, “please don’t disrespect her.”
American Airlines issued a statement afterward, saying the man was a “disruptive passenger” who had been removed before takeoff. “The flight continued as scheduled following the removal. We thank our customers for their patience and apologize for the inconvenience,” the airline said.
The incident is now being widely discussed online, with many people expressing shock at the man’s behavior. No injuries were reported, but passengers were clearly shaken by the experience. The videos serve as a reminder of how quickly things can escalate in tight spaces like an airplane cabin — and how important it is for airline staff to act quickly and calmly to protect everyone on board.
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