In a disturbing mid-air incident, a woman engaged in a heated confrontation with flight attendants, repeatedly asserting that she was a victim of human trafficking on Southwest Airlines flight.
A one-minute video capturing the encounter, widely circulated online, opens with the woman, sporting a black hoodie with sunglasses atop her head, engaged in a standoff with airline personnel in the aircraft’s aisle.
Shouting vehemently, she exclaims, “They’re trying to put stuff on me. Get off. Get the f*** off. Get off please!” while aggressively pushing one female attendant, who firmly holds her wrists.
In response, the attendant sternly warns, “Do not touch me,” before requesting backup.
As three attendants grapple with the woman, she focuses her attention on a fellow passenger filming the incident, repeatedly shouting, “I am being human trafficked!”
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The woman turns to confront the attendants behind her, raising her fists and inadvertently striking a nearby man on the back of his head with a quick slicing motion. Without offering an apology, the man stands up from his seat while the woman claims, “This is going to go on TikTok, so I look crazy, but I am being human trafficked.”
Amidst the chaos, she screams, “No!” as attendants attempt to restrain her and secure her wrists, potentially with handcuffs.
The situation escalates as she cries out, “If they have your family hostage, don’t believe it. They use emotional manipulation; this is not REAL!” She continues to assert her human trafficking claim as attendants and passengers work together to restrain her, ultimately leading to her being subdued and removed from the aircraft.
According to reports from passengers who claimed to have been on board the flight, the incident occurred en route to Kansas City from New York. Southwest Airlines officials had not responded to inquiries by the time of this report.
The aftermath of the woman’s removal from the plane remains unclear, and whether her claim of being a human trafficking victim holds any validity is yet to be determined.
