American Airlines flight attendant suspended after angry confrontation

American Airlines says it has grounded a flight attendant who got into a verbal confrontation with a passenger after the flight attendant took a baby stroller away from another passenger.

Spokeswoman Leslie Scott says the airline is looking into whether the male flight attendant violently took away the stroller from the female passenger just before she boarded a Friday flight from San Francisco to Dallas. He has been removed from duty in the meantime.

A video taken by a passenger and posted on Facebook shows the sobbing woman holding a small child and saying, “You can’t use violence with baby.”

Later, an unidentified male passenger confronts the flight attendant, telling him, “You do that to me and I’ll knock you flat.” The flight attendant responds with “Hit me. Bring it on.”

American Airlines quickly released a statement, saying they were “disappointed” by the actions taken by one of its employees.

“We are deeply sorry for the pain we have caused this passenger and her family and to any other customers affected by the incident,” read the statement. “The actions of our team member captured here do not appear to reflect patience or empathy, two values necessary for customer care.”

The incident comes less than two weeks after video of a man being violently dragged off a United Express flight sparked widespread outrage.