An angry passenger who tried to board an American Airlines longhaul flight to Australia was turned away from boarding for having too many carry-on bags and not waiting his turn to board, but not before an epic temper tantrum reminiscent of a spoiled toddler.

Tantrum At The Gate: LAX Passenger Melts Down, Misses American Airlines Flight

In an undated video posted yesterday to Instagram, a middle-aged man wearing shorts and sandals can be seen attempting to circumvent the boarding gates to board AA73 from Los Angeles (LAX) to Sydney (SYD). He is blocked at the boarding door and clearly agitated, though a member of ground staff tries to calm him down while warning him that he will not fly to Australia if he does not back down and return to the gate area.

He finally agrees after trying to edge past several members of the ground staff, but then gets caught in the retractable arm of the boarding gate, losing his sandal. Finally free, he slams his luggage against the boarding gate in anger.

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While that last outburst of anger may have sealed the deal, this man was not fit to fly…full stop. Trying to bypass the boarding gate and get onboard in the first place, with or without a third carry-on bag, already crossed a line that would have made me deny him a seat on the plane if I was the gate agent in charge.

Arguing with the agent and trying to move past goes beyond petty behavior…it suggests derangement. Who in their right (and sober) mind would think that they can wiggle around several agents and onto a plane.

Unfortunately, we do not know what happened next…but as a frequent flyer on American Airlines out of LAX, I would guess a service director came over and explained to the disgruntled passenger he would not be traveling to Sydney that day.

The man is very fortunate he was not thrown to the ground and arrested on the spot…