A male passenger was duct-taped to a plane seat after attacking several flight attendants mid-flight.
The incident took place on Frontier Flight 2289 from Philadelphia to Miami on July 31 when an unruly passenger, who was later identified as 22-year-old Ohio-native Maxwell Berry, allegedly groped two female flight attendants and punched a male crew member.
According to the reports, problems started after the young man, who enjoyed several alcoholic drinks during the flight, wanted to order another.
As the police report suggests, Berry “brushed his empty cup up against” one of the female flight attendants who responded by ordering him not to touch her.
The defendant then allegedly went on to complain about his gum before spilling his new drink all over his shirt. Following a trip to the bathroom, Berry returned to the cabin shirtless, prompting staff to help him get a clean shirt out of his luggage.
After about 15 minutes, Berry, who was allegedly walking around, touched the chest of two female flight attendants.
“He came up from behind and put his arms around both of them and groped their breast again,” the report reads. After being confronted, the 22-year-old went on to punch a male flight attendant.
Fortunately, the unruly passenger was restrained, whereas the crew managed to duct tape him to his plane seat for the rest of the flight. After being taped to his seat, Berry started screaming and calling for help.
Following the incident and after the plane’s landing, Berry was arrested and booked into Miami-Dade County Jail – TGK Correctional Center according to 6abc. He is facing three counts of battery.
“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,” Frontier confirmed in a statement after the incident.
“As a result, the passenger needed to be restrained until the flight landed in Miami and law enforcement arrived. The flight attendants will be, as required in such circumstances, relieved of flying pending completion of investigation of the events.”
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