American Airlines passenger accused of undressing, behaving indecently

MIAMI - Law enforcement officers met an American Airlines flight at Miami International Airport late Friday night after a female passenger allegedly undressed and behaved indecently during the flight.

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American Airlines Flight 1779 departed Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport just after 9 p.m. EDT, nearly two hours behind schedule, according to public flight-tracking data. The Airbus A319 landed in Miami at about 11:23 p.m. EDT.

While the plane was en route to Florida, flight attendants alerted the cockpit crew to a disturbance involving a passenger in row 9.

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According to Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System, or ACARS, datalink logs published by aviation website AirLive, the lead flight attendant reported that a female passenger in seat 9D had completely undressed and engaged in indecent acts in view of nearby passengers.

The ACARS message said the incident had to be reported to American Airlines’ Integrated Operations Center and that law enforcement should be requested.

The flight continued to Miami without diverting and arrived at Gate D2 in Terminal N, according to flight-tracking service Flightera. AirLive reported that officers were waiting at the gate and that the passenger was taken into custody.

It remains unclear what specific steps the cabin crew took during the flight to manage the disturbance.

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Fox News Digital has reached out to American Airlines, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Miami International Airport for comment.

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