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| Airline investigating after footage shows flight attendant DUCT-TAPING passenger to seat after he ‘groped & punched’ staff (VIDEO) | Airline investigating after footage shows flight attendant DUCT-TAPING passenger to seat after he ‘groped & punched’ staff (VIDEO) |
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| Dramatic footage of an airline passenger being duct-taped to a seat mid-flight after allegedly punching and groping flight attendants is causing a stir on social media, and has prompted the airline to investigate. | Dramatic footage of an airline passenger being duct-taped to a seat mid-flight after allegedly punching and groping flight attendants is causing a stir on social media, and has prompted the airline to investigate. |
| Footage of the incident made waves on Tuesday as it found its way onto social media. In the clip, a flight attendant can be seen taping a passenger to their seat, even placing the tape across their mouth, while others on the plane cheer. | Footage of the incident made waves on Tuesday as it found its way onto social media. In the clip, a flight attendant can be seen taping a passenger to their seat, even placing the tape across their mouth, while others on the plane cheer. |
| Frontier Airlines released a statement about the incident, alleging that the man had punched one male flight attendant and groped two female flight attendants. | Frontier Airlines released a statement about the incident, alleging that the man had punched one male flight attendant and groped two female flight attendants. |
| “During a flight from Philadelphia to Miami on July 31, a passenger made inappropriate physical contact with a flight attendant and subsequently physically assaulted another flight attendant,” the company said. “As a result, the passenger needed to be restrained until the flight landed in Miami and law enforcement arrived.” | “During a flight from Philadelphia to Miami on July 31, a passenger made inappropriate physical contact with a flight attendant and subsequently physically assaulted another flight attendant,” the company said. “As a result, the passenger needed to be restrained until the flight landed in Miami and law enforcement arrived.” |
| The passenger, Maxwell Berry, was taken into custody by Miami police and is facing three counts of battery, ABC6 reported. | The passenger, Maxwell Berry, was taken into custody by Miami police and is facing three counts of battery, ABC6 reported. |
| Berry, 22, allegedly brushed a cup along a flight attendant’s backside and later emerged from the bathroom shirtless, requiring staff to find him a new shirt in his luggage. Berry later groped two female attendants’ chests and punched a male flight attendant in the face, police say. | Berry, 22, allegedly brushed a cup along a flight attendant’s backside and later emerged from the bathroom shirtless, requiring staff to find him a new shirt in his luggage. Berry later groped two female attendants’ chests and punched a male flight attendant in the face, police say. |
| “He was starting to get aggressive and basically attacked the male flight attendant,” passenger Alfredo Rivera told ABC6. | “He was starting to get aggressive and basically attacked the male flight attendant,” passenger Alfredo Rivera told ABC6. |
| The footage was quickly and widely spread on social media, with few showing sympathy for the restrained passenger. | The footage was quickly and widely spread on social media, with few showing sympathy for the restrained passenger. |
| In a separate video allegedly featuring Berry, he is yelling about his parents being rich and having $2 million. | In a separate video allegedly featuring Berry, he is yelling about his parents being rich and having $2 million. |
| Despite the seeming public support for the flight attendants, Frontier has suspended them from flying duties until a full investigation can be conducted. | Despite the seeming public support for the flight attendants, Frontier has suspended them from flying duties until a full investigation can be conducted. |
| “The flight attendants will be, as required in such circumstances, relieved of flying pending completion of investigation of the events,” the company said. That decision itself has earned more backlash. | “The flight attendants will be, as required in such circumstances, relieved of flying pending completion of investigation of the events,” the company said. That decision itself has earned more backlash. |
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