The Delta Air flight from l. a. to Nashville made an forced landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico , where the person was dragged off the plane together with his hands and feet secured by zip ties.
United States : A passenger on a US airplane tried to smash his way into the cockpit until another traveler and members of the air crew tackled him and pinned him down, witnesses said.
The Delta Air flight from l. a. to Nashville made an forced landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the person was dragged off the plane together with his hands and feet secured by zip ties.
He had repeatedly screamed "Stop this plane" as he was wrestled to the ground at the front of the cabin, according a phone camera footage of the incident on Friday.
An unnamed passenger told CNN that the person "seemingly unprovoked, just got up and rushed the pilot's cabin and commenced banging on the doors."
Another passenger, Jessica Robertson, described the scene as "terrifying" but praised flight attendants for acting quickly.
The FBI in Albuquerque confirmed on Twitter that it had skilled the incident.
Delta, during a statement to US media, expressed because of the crew and passengers of Delta Flight 386, LAX to Nashville, who assisted in detaining an unruly passenger.
"The aircraft landed without incident and therefore the passenger was removed by enforcement ."
Remaining passengers spent five hours in Albuquerque before a replacement flight took them to Nashville.
