Video: American Airlines Passenger Punches Flight Attendant After Argument

The passenger was arrested after the plane landed in Los Angeles. In a statement, American Airlines said he has been banned for life.

A passenger flying to Los Angeles from Los Cabos in Mexico on an American Airlines was arrested and banned for life after he attacked a flight attendant. The incident took place on American Airlines flight 377 on Wednesday and was captured by another passenger. The cellphone video later appeared on social media and became viral. The plane landed at Los Angeles airport just after 3.30pm (local time) and the passenger was immediately removed by officials of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), according to The Washington Post. A man was arrested by Los Angeles Airport police after assaulting a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight from Cabo. pic.twitter.com/2VDXxIqUfn