A furious would-be passenger was filmed having a meltdown and vandalizing an American Airlines counter in Chile with a hammer. The furious outburst erupted just moments after he discovered that a scammer had sold him a fake plane ticket.
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The man lost his marbles at Santiago’s Nuevo Pudahuel Airport late Monday while attempting to check in for his American Airlines flight to Miami, Florida, as reported by local outlet Cooperativa.
Bystander footage captured a Haitian construction worker, who was scheduled to make a brief stop in Miami on his way to Haiti, abruptly rummaging through his work bag after an airline employee informed him that he would not be allowed to board the flight.
He was captured on film shouting as he climbed over the counter and began smashing several mounted TV screens with a hammer.
Onlookers Stood Gawking as a Man Smashed an Airline Counter with a Hammer
The video clip shows the man violently smashing multiple computer screens on the check-in counter. Onlookers simply stand gawking, some filming him with their phones.
Indeed, many angles of the man’s violent hissy fit are available.
Authorities reported that the angry traveler caused approximately $20,000 in damages. He was ultimately apprehended by airport security and handed over to the police.
Meanwhile, denizens of the internet had mixed feelings after watching the footage of the man smashing an airline counter with a hammer.
“What type of “Passenger” packs a hammer? Expect he will be looking at a long jail sentence from the Chilean justice system,” one X user wrote. “Genuinely confused how he bought a fake airplane ticket ???”, a second user wondered.
“Wow, he really wanted to go. Well at least now he has a free trip coming … to Prison,” a third user quipped.
“In a book I once read people like this were punished by having “Poor Impulse Control” tattooed on their foreheads. Looks appropriate here,” another onlooker added.