A video of a woman having an angry outburst at Miami International Airport and throwing a computer at an airline agent is quickly gaining traction as the airport anticipates another record-breaking holiday travel season.
The video, posted on Only in Dade's Instagram, shows a woman screaming in the middle of a crowded American Airlines gate on Tuesday morning. She takes her anger out on the agent, picking up the computer monitor on the counter and throwing it at her.
Camilia McMillie, 25, of Alabama, erupted in the middle of gate D-39 after noticing her children had walked away without telling her, Miami-Dade Police said in an arrest report.
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Investigators said she became irate and started to scream, demanding the gate agent find her children. McMillie pulled the boarding pass reader from the counter, damaging it, before throwing the monitor at the agent, police said.
McMillie caused about $10,000 in damages and bruised the agent's left shoulder, police said. She was detained and later arrested and charged with aggravated battery, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct.
American Airlines responded in a statement that it's working with law enforcement in the investigation.
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The reel — which garnered nearly 500,000 views and 15,000 likes within just three hours of posting — comes as airports braces for an extremely busy holiday travel period heading into Christmas and New Year's.
Miami International Airport is expected to host 2.5 million passengers for a holiday travel period that lasts from Dec. 21 through Jan. 6, marking a 1.5% increase over the record-breaking holiday travel season last year, officials said.
The busiest travel days are expected to be Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week, the Friday before New Year's Day and the Thursday and Friday after New Year's Day. On those days, an estimated 157,000 travelers are expected to pass through the airport each day, airport officials said.
AAA estimates 113 million Americans are traveling to see loved ones for the holidays, with air travel up 14% over last year.
With so many people traveling at once and the potential for bad weather and delays to wreck plans, airport officials encourage travelers to:
- Arrive at MIA at least three hours before a domestic flight and three and a half hours before an international flight to allow enough time for parking, airline check-in and security screening.
- Check in online before arriving at MIA to expedite the airline check-in process
