A passenger groped the flight attendants and they tied him to his seat with duct tape in the middle of the flight.

The crew of an aircraft of the American airline Frontier Airlines tied a passenger to their seat with duct tape, after what groped and assaulted hostesses on a flight from Philadelphia to Miami.

The man, identified as Maxwell Berry, was drunk aboard the plane, where he ordered alcoholic beverages, according to a Miami-Dade County Police report.

The report also states that the passenger, 22 years oldHe spilled a glass on himself before going to the bathroom to change.

Out of there shirtless and walked the corridors of the plane for about 15 minutes, during which harassed and fiddled with two flight attendants.

Eventually, he accepted the request to put on a shirt and took a new one from his carry-on, but continued his violent demeanor.

In a video posted by various local media, Berry can be seen shout insults from your seat.

Then, after punching a flight attendant in the chest, the crew tied him to his seat (the 28D) with duct tape until the flight reached Miami, where He was arrested by police charged with three counts of assault, AFP agency reported.

Suspension and controversy

The airline confirmed the incident in a statement and added that crew members involved in what had happened would be “suspended from flight until the investigation of the facts is completed.”

CWA Flight Attendant Union President Sara Nelson regretted the company’s decision in a statement.

“We will fight this with all the contractual and legal tools available, but we hope it will not be necessary as management is sensible and supports the front line people responsible for ensuring the safety of all passengers,” he said. -he declares.

According to a survey carried out by two unions in the sector among nearly 5,000 flight attendants, 85% of them had to deal with problem passengers in 2021, and one in five said they had suffered a physical incident in the course of their work.

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