SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) –Police detained a passenger who caused a disruption on a flight into Salt Lake City International Airport Monday.
Video shared with KUTV shows the passenger yelling at a flight crew member as the flight is preparing to land.
Salt Lake City Police identified the man as Timothy Armstrong, 61, of Las Vegas. Armstrong was cited for public intoxication and disorderly conduct, according to police.
The incident happened onboard American Airlines flight 1802 from Los Angeles.
Passenger Dennis Busch shared videos he took from his phone during the incident.
I just was watching the guy because we were unsure what was happening and I just thought in case something does happen here, I want to record this. He would get up out of his seat, that really put people on edge, we didn’t know what he was doing," Busch told 2News.
American Airlines sent the following statement about the incident:
American Airlines flight 1802 with service from Los Angeles (LAX) to Salt Lake City (SLC) was met by law enforcement upon arrival at SLC due to an unruly passenger. The flight landed safely at SLC where local law enforcement removed the disruptive passenger from the aircraft. We thank our crew for their professionalism and our customers for their understanding.
Data from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) shows there have been 4,090 reports of unruly passengers on U.S. flights this year.
The FAA can impose fines of up to $37,000 to unruly passengers who disrupt flights.