Overview

• Peter Nguyen was removed from flight 2860 after crew confronted him for vaping in the aircraft lavatory.
• San Francisco police officers met the plane upon arrival and escorted him off the concourse.
• American Airlines has opened an internal investigation but no formal charges have been filed against Nguyen as of August 7.
• Nguyen’s Instagram video of the heated exchange has been widely condemned online and circulated across multiple social media platforms.
• Federal regulations ban in-flight vaping with fines up to $1,771 and additional penalties for tampering with smoke detectors.