Coba Buka Pintu Pesawat, Penumpang American Airlines Diikat di Kursinya
American Airlines Passenger is Duct-taped to Her Seat after She `Tried to Open Plane Door`
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
SEORANG wanita diikat ke kursinya di pesawat American Airlines setelah dia diduga mencoba membuka pintu depan pesawat dan menggigit pramugari.
Insiden yang membahayakan itu direkam kamera oleh penumpang lain dalam penerbangan American Airlines tujuan Dallas ke Charlotte pada Selasa [6/7].
Penumpang yang diikat tersebut - yang belum diidentifikasi - diperkirakan menderita 'kesehatan mental' sekitar dua jam dalam penerbangan tiga jam.
Pengguna TikTok @lol.ariee, Arieana Mathena, mengatakan bahwa jelas ada sesuatu yang terjadi di bagian depan pesawat dan mulai mengunci pintu kamar mandi.
Dia mengatakan kru mulai panik berlarian di lorong dalam upaya untuk mengamankan pesawat sebaik mungkin.
Akhirnya, kapten pilot mengumumkan seraya menyuruh penumpang untuk tetap berada di kursi masing-masing dan menyebutkan bahwa ada masalah di bagian depan pesawat.
Setelah pesawat mendarat, wanita itu masih terlihat masih diikat lakban pada kursinya lengkap dengan selotip yang terpasang di mulutnya.
Dia terpaksa tetap di kursinya sementara penumpang lain diizinkan turun dari pesawat.
Paramedis juga terlihat berdiri dengan tandu di pintu gerbang.
American Airlines mengonfirmasi dalam sebuah pernyataan bahwa penumpang itu 'ditahan' setelah menyebabkan kekhawatiran kru pesawat.
'Saat dalam penerbangan dari Dallas- Fort Worth ke Charlotte pada Selasa [6 Juli], awak pesawat American Airlines penerbangan 1774 melaporkan potensi masalah keamanan setelah seorang penumpang berusaha untuk membuka pintu boarding depan dan menyerang secara fisik, menggigit dan menyebabkan cedera pada pramugari,' pernyataan resmi American Airlines.
"Demi keselamatan dan keamanan pelanggan lain dan kru kami, penumpang tersebut ditahan hingga pesawat mendarat di CLT dan diamankan oleh petugas keamanan dan personel darurat," lanjut pernyataan tersebut.
Wanita itu dibawa ke rumah sakit untuk evaluasi kesehatan mental, sebelum dimasukkan dalam daftar larangan terbang American Airlines seperti dilansir MailOnline.
A WOMAN was duct taped to her seat on an American Airlines flight after she allegedly tried to open a plane door and bit a flight attendant.
The disturbing incident was caught on camera by a fellow passenger on the American Airlines flight from Dallas to Charlotte on July 6.
The restrained passenger - who has not been identified - was thought to have suffered a 'mental health episode' about two hours into the three hour trip.
TikTok user @lol.ariee, Arieana Mathena, said that it was clear something was happening toward the front of the plane and began locking the bathroom doors.
She said the crew began frantically running up and down the aisle in an attempt to secure the plane as best they could.
Eventually, the captain made an announcement and told passengers to stay in their seats mentioning only that there was a problem towards the front of the aircraft.
After the plane landed, the woman could be seen still duct taped to her seat complete with tape placed directly over her mouth.
She was forced to stay in her seat as other passengers were allowed to disembark from the plane.
Paramedics were also seen standing by with a stretcher at the gate.
American Airlines confirmed in a statement that the passenger was 'restrained' after causing crew members concern.
'While in flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Charlotte on July 6, the crew on board American Airlines flight 1774 reported a potential security concern after a customer attempted to open the forward boarding door and physically assaulted, bit and caused injury to a flight attendant,' a statement read.
'For the safety and security of other customers and our crew, the individual was restrained until the flight landed at CLT and could be met by law enforcement and emergency personnel,' the statement continued.
The woman was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation, before being placed on American Airlines' no-fly list.
