Passengers on an American Airlines flight from Milwaukee to Dallas had to restrain an unruly passenger who allegedly charged a flight attendant and attempted to open a plane door in mid-air.
The individual, reportedly a Canadian national, was restrained with duct tape.
A group of passengers duct-taped the wrists and ankles of the out-of-control passenger.
According to reports, the passenger allegedly asked to open the cabin door while in-flight and became agitated when he was denied.
The passenger allegedly attempted to rush towards the door and struck the flight attendant who was blocking it.
American Airlines travelers duct-tape unruly passenger who charged flight attendant, tried to open plane door mid-air https://t.co/Sis4i1iZrm pic.twitter.com/zfDWLciP3d
— New York Post (@nypost) November 21, 2024
Per WFAA:
A flight attendant told police a man got up during the flight and told the flight attendant that he needed to get off the plane, according to the police report.
ADVERTISEMENTThe man grew louder and more agitated before rushing the flight attendant in an attempt to access the cabin door, according to the report.
Three passengers approached the galley area to help the flight attendant by pinning the man down and duct-taping the man’s wrists and ankles together to restrain him, the report stated.
The DFW Airport Department of Public Safety and FBI agents boarded the plane after it landed at DFW Airport, according to the report.
The report said another passenger was still kneeling on the man after law enforcement boarded the plane.
A group of passengers sprung into action and stopped a man who allegedly tried to open the cabin door mid-flight during an American Airlines flight to Dallas Tuesday morning by restraining him with duct tape, officials said. https://t.co/zvyDELJ4hJ pic.twitter.com/4hRlu0m3sC
— ABC News (@ABC) November 21, 2024
American Airlines passengers duct tape man who allegedly tried to open cabin door mid-flight: reports https://t.co/DKFGrspxmb
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) November 21, 2024
ABC News reports:
They were able to tape up his wrists and ankles and lay him on his stomach for the remainder of the flight, the report said.
“He was going for the door. So I just grabbed this guy from behind and kept him from pulling the thing on the door,” Doug McCright, one of the passengers who subdued the man, told ABC News.
Airport police and the FBI detained the man, put him in a wheelchair and took him off the flight for a medical evaluation, according to the report and the FBI.
ADVERTISEMENTNo arrests have been made as of Wednesday evening and the investigation is ongoing, officials said.
The flight attendant who was confronted by the passenger was taken to the hospital for treatment after she said her wrist and neck were injured during the altercation, according to the report.
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