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American Airlines Passenger Caught Vaping In Restroom; Accuses Crew Of “Assault” When Caught

A passenger on American Airlines, Kobe Peter Nguyen (@kobe pickleball), posted a video of his heated argument with a flight attendant. The argument began when the attendant caught him allegedly vaping in the flight's restroom.

by Priyanshi Shah
American Airlines Passenger Caught Vaping In Restroom; Accuses Crew Of “Assault” When Caught

In American Airlines’ flight AA 2860, a man was allegedly caught vaping by the flight attendant in the restroom. The passenger, however, accused the flight attendant of assault. Taking this matter to social media, he posted a video in which he was seen in a heated argument with the flight crew. Keep reading to know more details.

American Airlines Passenger Accuses Flight Attendant Of Assault

Kobe Peter Nguyen (@kobe pickleball) was flying with American Airlines recently, and he got into an argument with a flight attendant on board. He recorded the incident and posted about it on his Instagram handle. The video begins with the passenger saying, “I was actually sitting on the toilet and you were opening the door.” She replied, “I don’t care. You can keep saying you’re sorry, but I care about all these passengers.” The man was allegedly vaping inside the lavatory of the flight.

The argument continues with the man saying, ‘I got it, I got it.” Meanwhile, the flight attendant says, “So, it will be on you, and I see you’re recording. But you’re not allowed to do that,” while trying to snatch the phone from the man’s hand.

This action by the flight attendant triggered the passenger, and he accused her while continuously saying, “Did you put your hand on me? She just put her hand on me.” Another flight attendant intervened and defended her colleague, saying, “No, she didn’t.” The passenger kept accusing the flight attendant, saying that she put her hands on him and tried to grab his phone. He further added that he is a lawyer and has 25,000 followers on social media.

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The video continues with the passenger confronting the flight attendant and pointing out that she is not supposed to touch a passenger. He further adds that he will call the police once the flight lands. He also declared in front of other passengers that the flight attendant “assaulted” him.

Netizens’ Reaction To This Post

This video quickly went viral all over the internet. Many netizens defended the flight attendant, and shared their two cents on the entire ordeal.

One of them wrote, “What a sorry attempt to portray yourself as a victim. Stop vaping in the aeroplane, case closed.”

Another user added, “So disappointed, this video doesn’t end with this ‘sorry’ excuse for a gentleman being escorted away by security. No flight attendant should have to deal with this; no fly lists exist for a reason.”

One Instagram user wrote, “’I have a lawyer. I am a lawyer,’ LMAO. No, dude, you play pickleball.”

“So… you were breaking the law & instead of taking accountability you just berated a woman doing her job?” another user asked. 

Who do you think is wrong in this video? Let us know in the comments below!

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Cover Image Courtesy: Instagram/ Kobe Peter Nguyen

First Published: August 06, 2025 3:38 PM