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The man broke the window’s inner pane and plastic frame before being subdued on a Frontier Airlines flight on Tuesday. The F.B.I. is investigating.
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Plane Passenger Restrained After Bashing Window
A man on a Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Houston had to be subdued by other passengers this week, after he tried to break a window.
“Here’s a shoelace.” “Hand it here.” “I got ties.” (man crying) “Tie his limbs.” “You got his legs up to him?” “Oh, that’d be good.“ “He’s going to lay on his back and start kicking the window.“ “Yeah, we got it.“ “To his wrist, so he don’t kick out the windows.“ “Don’t let his teeth get you.“
Feb. 8, 2025, 4:05 p.m. ET
Chaos erupted aboard a Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Houston this week when a man started bashing a window and several seats around him, prompting other passengers to subdue him with shoelaces and zip ties until the plane landed.
The struggle, captured on videos and photos taken by passengers, began about 40 minutes into Flight 4856 on Tuesday night.
The plane had reached its cruising altitude of 35,000 feet when the man broke the window’s inner pane and its plastic frame, a case of air rage that an F.B.I. spokesman confirmed on Saturday was being investigated by the bureau.
So far, the man, whose name was not released by the authorities, has not been charged with a crime. It was not clear what led to his outburst.
The flight did not have an air marshal, prompting the crew to ask if anyone aboard had experience in law enforcement or the military, according to passengers on the flight.
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