USA: Plane passenger tried to open the door during flight – He was taped

Travelers taped an undisciplined passenger during the flight at , after allegedly attempting to open the door at 30,000 feet. A dispute between passengers prevailed on the flight from Milwaukee to Dallas, where one passenger insisted on opening the plane door, resulting in the others immobilising him and tying him for the rest of the flight. At American Airlines 1915, the passenger told a flight attendant at the flight’s front galley that it was necessary to “get out of the aircraft right now”, according to a report from the Dallas International Airport Public Security Department, in the US. As the man became increasingly persistent with the situation becoming more tense, the flight attendant called the back of the plane and signaled the passengers there for help. Then, as she put herself in, she entered between the exit door L1 of the plane and the upset passenger, he swooped toward her and the door, wounding her in her neck and wrist. Then some of the passengers intervened to stop him. “He was determined, he wanted to leave this plane,” he said an eyewitness. Passengers took adhesive tape from another flight attendant and wrapped the man in the wrists, knees, and ankles to immobilise him and then kept him there for about 30 minutes. After the plane safely landed at Dallas – Fort Worth Airport, FBI and airport Public Security agents arrested the passenger and took him for mental evaluation. Authorities will investigate the incident at Airbus A319. “The safety and safety of our team’s customers and members is our top priority and we thank our team members and customers for managing a difficult situation,” American Airlines told CNN.