American Airlines First Class Passenger Tantrums ‘Like a 5-Year-Old’ When He Refuses to Drink

• American Airlines first class passenger has gone viral after he was filmed having a tearful meltdown in a row over a gin and tonic before take off.
• Video footage shows the man sobbing as he is arrested by police officers after a prolonged confrontation
• Do you know the unidentified man in the video? Email: helena.c.kelly@mailonline.com

A first class passenger has gone viral after he was filmed having a tearful meltdown when he was detained over a row for a pre-departure gin and tonic.

The unidentified man had reportedly asked for the cocktail but was refused it by officers leading to a disturbance that prompted staff to call the police.

Social media was quick to lash out at the “man-child” who was later filmed sobbing as he was arrested on the jet bridge of the American Airlines flight.

The clip begins with the man being ordered to leave by officers – which he refuses.

Fellow passengers can be heard pleading with the man to leave the plane, but he continues to remain seated as he argues with officers.

At one point he takes out his phone to record the argument, but it is immediately removed from his hand.

The officers then pull him from his seat and argue with him in the aisle.

The man repeatedly shouts “stop” before bursting into tears.

After exiting the plane, he continues wailing as he falls to the floor and is restrained by officers who handcuff him.

It is not clear why he was refused a gin and tonic or how the situation escalated.

American Airlines rules state that first class passengers are entitled to a pre-departure drink.

The man is said to have complained that he was not guilty of a crime.

However, the U.S. Department of Transportation says airlines can remove any passenger for reasons related to “safety, security, or health risks, or because of conduct deemed obscene, disruptive, or otherwise illegal.”

The video was posted on TikTok and shared on Reddit where it received over 4,000 comments.

“I didn’t expect him to start crying like that! What a manchild! wrote one.

Another said: ‘When his shoe came off it reminded me of my 5 year old nephew when he doesn’t want to take a nap but is clearly tired.’

It comes after a spate of bad behavior on US flights.

Last month, shocking video footage captured the moment a father attacked a passenger unprovoked in front of his children during a Southwest Airlines flight.

The violent confrontation saw the man put another in a headlock as others on board were forced to intervene, shouting: “Don’t hit him again.”

Meanwhile, a flight from LA to Boston made headlines this week after a passenger threatened to “kill every man on this plane.”

Francisco Severo Torres, 33, of Leominster, Massachusetts was charged with one count of disturbance and attempted disturbance of flight crew members using a dangerous weapon after he stabbed a flight attendant with a broken spoon.

In video taken by a fellow passenger sitting just meters away, Torres can be heard threatening to commit mass murder as he urges others to try to stop him.

Dailymail.com has contacted American Airlines for comment.