Man destroys American Airlines counter after realizing he was scammed

A shocking video goes viral on the internet showing a man scuffling through his luggage before suddenly taking out a hammer and smashing computer screens of the airline’s counter.

Recently, a shocking video has gone viral involving a man who is seen scuffling through his luggage before suddenly taking out a hammer and starting to smash the computer screens on the counter of an airline. The irate passenger was seen in the video, widely shared on X, smashing computer screens on American Airlines counter at an airport in Chile.

An irate passenger creates havoc at Chile’s airport.

A passenger who was about to board a flight was caught on camera destroying an American Airlines counter with a hammer in Chile. The incident happened recently at Santiago’s Nuevo Pudahuel Airport when a Haitian man expressed his anger upon learning that a scammer had sold him a fake airplane ticket.

A shocking video of a Haitian man destroying an American Airline’s counter in Chile.

According to a local outlet, Cooperativa, the enraged traveler tried to check in for his American Airlines flight to Miami, Florida. However, his ticket was declared invalid by the airline employee, who told him he wouldn’t be able to board the flight. In the video widely shared on X, the passenger was seen scuffling through his luggage before he suddenly took out a hammer and smashed the computer screens of the airline’s counter.

A statement shared by Lieutenant Manuel Narváez on the incident.

A statement was shared by Lieutenant Manuel Narváez to the outlet on the incident. The English translation of the same read, “In a moment of rage, in retaliation against the airline that had supposedly extended this ticket to Miami, he pulled a hammer out of one of his suitcases and began to damage the airport’s clothing and materials.” Narváez added, “In his statements to the Carabineros, he said that he had purchased a ticket to Miami through internet platforms because he was already returning to his country of origin, Haiti and that this flight was never booked.”

Detained by the airport security.

The man’s actions were deemed criminal in nature, as he caused roughly $20,000 (20 million Pesos) in damages. He was eventually detained by airport security and taken to the police.