PHILADELPHIA — An American Airlines flight approaching Philadelphia experienced an emergency when a passenger became combative.
The pilot reported to air traffic control, “I don’t know ... if he’s hallucinating or whatever, but he just bit a passenger and he’s trying to fight everybody,” adding, “What a day, huh,” CBS News reported.
He asked for an emergency medical crew and law enforcement to meet the plane as a precaution. While medical personnel reported it is not known if police did so as well.
You can hear the exchange between the pilot and air traffic control on a recording.
The airline said the passenger had a medical emergency on board, adding that a medical professional was on the flight and “assisted the customer” before landing, CBS News reported.
The flight had departed Charlotte earlier on Sunday, according to FlightAware.
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