Man arrested on plane over lewd act

Shocked passengers have watched police handcuff a traveller and pull him off a flight after an alleged lewd act.

FRONTIER AIRBUS A320-251 N339FR (MSN 8535)

A man has been handcuffed and pulled off a flight by police after he allegedly fully exposed himself to a young traveller at a US airport. The alleged lewd act happened while waiting to board a Frontier Airlines flight to Orlando Florida (MCO/KMCO) at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL/KATL).

Major Kelley Collier from the City of Atlanta Police Department said Andrei Galynine had been caught on video exposing himself while looking at an unknown younger traveller.

“Another traveller who saw this unknown traveller acting suspiciously began to record him. While recording him, he exposed himself,” Major Collier said, appearing on FOX 5 Atlanta.

The suspect was later able to board his flight to Fort Lauderdale, Florida and went on with his trip, but police tracked his travel and were there to arrest him when he landed back in Atlanta.

Police body camera footage showed officers boarding the packed flight, handcuffing Galynine and escorting him off the aircraft as passengers watched on.

“Having only the video with no other information, officers and investigators did an outstanding job of identifying the suspect,” Major Collier told the station.

He added that Galynine “had previous dealings with law enforcement for similar acts”.

“We’re hopeful this time things are put in place to change his behaviour,” he said.