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Originally Posted by FlamesAddiction
Maybe Acey can clear it up, but I believe airlines are regulated federally and pilots-in-command have special jurisdiction (as do flight attendants who are under the command of the pilot). If they felt that the passenger was interfering with the operation of the aircraft by delaying a take-off, that is a federal offence (and typically gets you taken off with handcuffs on).
Also, I don't think United staff actually laid a hand on him. It was law enforcement.
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Id guess the pilot or attendants would have to show some threat to the safety or operation of the aircraft for that law to apply, needing to make space for a couple of flight attendants for the convenience of the airline isn't what that law was intended for.
Of course this is the US, land of the deluded into thinking they're free, so maybe a judge allows it.