Moment foul-mouthed passenger strapped to plane seat with duct tape

By Lauran O'Toole, Senior Reporter

The passenger allegedly kicked a flight attendant to the floor (Image: ViralPress)

This is the shocking moment a  foul-mouthed passenger was strapped to her seat with duct tape after allegedly attacking crew mid-air on a flight to Las Vegas. Dramatic footage shows mum-of-two Kelly Dilone ignoring the desperate demands from flight attendants to sit down whilst she screamed obscenities at them. 

The chaotic scenes unfolded onboard an American Airlines flight from Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, to Las Vegas on September 16. Witnesses say the seemingly out of control mum was pacing the aisle of the plane whilst screaming that she “deserved a drink”. She yelled: "Try to, b****. Try to put me on some f****** psych medicine, b****."

Kelly Dilone was strapped to her seat with duct tape (Image: ViralPress)

The incident happened onboard an American Airlines flight (Image: Getty)

She continued: "I deserve a drink, 'cause I'm a nice person. I'm a Dominican queen! I'm a queen!"

The drama escalated further after she allegedly kicked a flight attendant to the floor prompting cabin crew to strap her down with duct tape. Her legs were also taped.

Images from the scene show duct tape wound around Kelly so she was unable to cause any further disturbance. 

Passengers even jumped into help with some volunteering to sit beside her until touchdown at Harry Reid International Airport.

Upon landing in Sin City, Las Vegas, cops stormed the Airbus A320, slapped a spit hood over her head and hauled her off the plane as shocked passengers watched on.

According to the US Attorney's Office in Nevada: "Dilone is charged with one count of interference with a flight crew and one count of assault by striking, beating, or wounding."

The mum of two faces up to 20 years behind bars if convicted. A preliminary hearing has been set for October 1 before Magistrate Judge Elayna J. Youchah.

It comes after just a day after passengers on board American Airlines flights were "stuck on the tarmac" after the airline was forced to ground planes due to a technology glitch.

Numerous flights were heavily delayed, sparking travel chaos for passengers.