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 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 commercial flight landed in Miami at approximately 11:23 p.m. EDT after completing its scheduled journey from the Maryland airport.
As the Airbus A319 was en route to Florida, flight attendants alerted the cockpit crew to a disturbance involving a passenger in row 9.
Providing details regarding the official communication transmitted during the flight, Aircraft Communications Addressing and Reporting System datalink logs published by aviation website AirLive stated that the lead flight attendant reported that a female passenger in seat 9D had “completely undressed”.
Describing the disruptive conduct taking place inside the aircraft cabin, the recorded ACARS message noted that the passenger “engaged in indecent acts in view of nearby passengers”.
Explaining the necessary procedure for managing the onboard emergency, the ACARS message stated the incident was required to be reported to American Airlines’ Integrated Operations Center and that “law enforcement should be requested”.
The flight continued to Miami without diverting and arrived at Gate D2 in Terminal N, according to flight tracking service Flightera.
Outlining the police intervention upon arrival at the gate, AirLive reported that law enforcement officers were waiting at the gate and that the passenger was “taken into custody”.
It remains unclear what specific measures cabin crew took during the flight to manage the disturbance.
Fox News Digital has reached out to American Airlines, the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office and Miami International Airport for official comment.