US passenger duct-taped to plane seat says: ‘I don’t remember any of it’
Credit: Maya Yang
After being read charges, Layne Lundeen said: ‘I assaulted a police officer? Is that what it says? I don’t have my glasses’ An American Airlines passenger who was duct-taped to his seat following an alleged outburst including racial and homophobic slurs said that he does not recall the incident. On 3 September, 67-year old Layne Lundeen was restrained in his first-class seat with duct tape and zip ties over alleged unruly behavior. The American Airline Flight 618 was originally traveling from Dallas, Texas , to Newark, New Jersey , and was diverted to the Baltimore/Washington Thurgood Marshall airport in an emergency landing. Continue reading...