A surprising video reveals the second a screaming passenger was restrained with duct tape throughout a Florida-bound flight over the vacation weekend. Witnesses informed WPLG the incident occurred round early Saturday morning (December 30) on American Airways Flight 9948, which flew from Rio de Janeiro to Miami Worldwide Airport.

Video obtained by reporters reveals a flight crew member and 4 passengers pinning down the person, who was yelling for “assist” and saying “They’re killing me” in Spanish. At one level, they tried placing duct tape over the person’s mouth earlier than safety confirmed up.

No phrase on what occurred to the person or what prompted the mid-air meltdown. Information from FlightAware.com reveals the flight did not expertise any delays from the incident. No arrests have been made as of Tuesday afternoon (January 2).

American Airways and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) have not publicly commented on the video.

Based on the FAA, there have been 1,987 experiences of unruly passengers in 2023 — an 80% drop in comparison with 2021. Whereas the variety of incidents has dipped significantly, final 12 months noticed some attention-grabbing moments, corresponding to Tiffany Gomas‘ viral meltdown the place she declared one other passenger “not actual.”