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Law enforcement officers met an American Airlines flight upon its arrival at Miami International Airport late Friday night following reports of a female passenger undressing and behaving indecently mid-flight.
American Airlines Flight 1779 departed Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) just after 9 p.m. EDT on Friday, Sept. 11, 2025, nearly two hours behind its scheduled departure time, according to public flight-tracking data. The flight landed in Miami at approximately 11:23 p.m. EDT.
As the Airbus A319 was en route to Florida, flight attendants alerted the cockpit crew to a disturbance involving a passenger in row 9.
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An American Airlines jet at Miami International Airport averting a near tragedy Friday night. (Ronen Tivony/NurPhoto)
According to Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System (ACARS) datalink logs published by aviation website AirLive, the lead flight attendant reported that a female passenger in seat 9D had completely undressed and engaged in indecent acts in view of nearby passengers.
An American Airlines flight after landing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport on Aug. 17. (Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
The ACARS message stated the incident was required to be reported to American Airlines’ Integrated Operations Center and that law enforcement should be requested.
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The flight continued to Miami without diverting and arrived at Gate D2 in Terminal N, according to flight tracking service Flightera. AirLive reported that law enforcement officers were waiting at the gate and that the passenger was taken into custody.
An American Airlines Boeing 737-800 sits at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport in Dallas, Texas, on Nov. 23, 2017. (Getty Images)
It remains unclear what specific measures cabin crew took during the flight to manage the disturbance.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to American Airlines, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Miami International Airport for comment.
