|
|
13-year-old American Airlines passenger is
duct-taped to seat after in-flight incident, video shows
- Tuesday’s in-flight incident marks the latest in a string of passengers needing to be restrained for disruptive and threatening behavior..
(NEXSTAR) – A teenager flying with American Airlines reportedly needed to
be restrained with duct tape after becoming belligerent on a Tuesday
flight.
The incident took place on a flight from Maui to Los Angeles, American
Airlines confirmed. Witnesses who spoke with KCAL said the boy had attempted to
kick out a window before passengers and crew attempted to restrain him to his
seat. He also became physical with his mother, according to the outlet.
In footage obtained by KCAL, two men can be seen trying to contain the
young passenger while a crew member attempts to wrap him with the tape.
The flight was ultimately diverted to Honolulu, where the teen was taken
into custody.
Dad accused of murdering children in Mexico said he was ‘enlightened’ by
conspiracy theories, criminal complaint alleges
“Flight 212 from Kahului Airport Maui (OGG) to LAX diverted to Daniel K
Inouye International Airport, Honolulu (HNL) due to an incident with a passenger
on board,” a representative for American Airlines wrote of the After landing at
HNL at 3:47 p.m. (local time), customers were re-accommodated on other flights
and provided hotel accommodations. Safety and security is our top priority and
we apologize to our customer for any inconvenience this caused.”
Tuesday’s in-flight incident marks the latest in a string of passengers
needing to be restrained for disruptive and threatening behavior. In July,
American Airlines crew members taped a woman to her seat after she allegedly
tried opening a boarding door and bit one of the flight attendants. And earlier
this month, a 22-year-old Ohio man flying with Frontier Airlines was duct-taped
into his seat after allegedly groping a flight attendant, touching another
inappropriately and punching a third.
Nurse in Germany may have injected
thousands with fake COVID vaccine
The incidents also come months after the
FAA and the Association of Flight Attendants noted an uptick in disruptive
behavior on commercial flights, concerns that prompted the former to extend its
“zero-tolerance” policy for unruly passengers.
Ingen kommentarer:
Legg inn en kommentar
Merk: Bare medlemmer av denne bloggen kan legge inn en kommentar.