Note: we are republishing this story, which originally made the news in July 2021.
An apparently unhinged passenger on American Airlines Flight 1774 was duct-taped to her seat after allegedly attacking the flight crew and trying to open the cabin door midflight. In a video posted on social media, the gray-haired woman can be seen with silver duct tape over her mouth, with her body and arms seemingly taped to her seat.
She is heard screaming: “You! You! You!” as other passengers exited the flight with flight attendants calmly nodding their goodbyes.
The two-hour flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Charlotte, NC, departed at midnight after a three-hour delay. However, about an hour into the flight, all hell broke loose. In subsequent videos, @lol.ariee, the passenger who posted the original video, explained the chaotic scene.
The flight was met by emergency personnel on the ground in Charlotte, and the woman was taken to a local hospital, the airline stated.
She was placed on American Airline’s “internal” no fly list pending an investigation.
Sources: New York Post