A video has emerged after American Airline flight attendants duct-taped a woman to her seat during a flight. The action apparently came after the woman tried to open the door of the plane mid-flight.
The video taken by a passenger after the flight was grounded showed the woman taped down with her mouth covered. The woman appears to be making noises and shouting for help.
It is believed that the woman suffered a mental breakdown and began shouting hysterically. After trying to open the plane door, she attacked crew members who say they had no other option but to restrain the woman.
The flight was going from Dallas Fort Worth, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina.
American Airlines, an airline that has come under sharp criticism in the past over its treatment of passengers, confirmed that the incident occurred on one of their flights.
They had reported to fellow passengers that the passenger in question 'had an outburst' and that there was a 'bad situation on the plane'.
In a statement, the airline said that the passenger had created a safety and security incident and had assaulted crew members and had tried to bite them.
The statement read:
"While in flight from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Charlotte (CLT) on July 6, the crew on board American Airlines flight 1774 reported a potential security concern after a customer attempted to open the forward boarding door and physically assaulted, bit and caused injury to a flight attendant."
Adding:
"For the safety and security of other customers and our crew, the individual was restrained until the flight landed at CLT and could be met by law enforcement and emergency personnel."
Although flight attendants are trained in dealing with such incidents, there does not seem to be precedent for taping people to their seats. It is almost impossible to open an airplane door while the plane is in flight.
[h/t: I heart Intelligence]
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