Frontier Airlines Flight Attendant Restrains Passenger On Sweltering Plane In Atlanta

A flight attendant on a Frontier Airlines plane was forced to restrain an aggressive passenger at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Tuesday night. Paddley Too, PYOK, and AeroXplorer all reported that the passenger lunged toward the forward cabin door as conditions inside the aircraft deteriorated during a ground delay. [1][4][5]

Paddley Too and PYOK reported that the incident occurred aboard an Airbus A321 aircraft as temperatures inside the cabin reached extreme levels. Video captured at the scene shows passengers crowding around the forward galley area while the crew member fought off the passenger. [1][4]

According to AeroXplorer, the delay occurred on the jet bridge prior to departure. Frontier Airlines is an ultra-low-cost carrier based in Denver, Colorado, that operates flights to more than 120 destinations across North America, the Caribbean, and Central America [6]. [5][6]