CBSN Los Angeles reported that the boy was taken into custody in Honolulu. AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesCBSN Los Angeles reported that a 13-year old boy attempted to open a window on an American Airlines flight.Witnesses told the news station that the boy had gotten physical with his mother within an hour of the flight.Video clip of passengers helping to restrain the boy while duct taped to his chair.Check out more stories from Insider's business page.CBSN Los Angeles reported that a 13-year old boy had his seat duct taped after he attempted to open a window on an American Airlines flight between Maui and Los Angeles.Witnesses reported to the news station that the boy had become physically aggressive towards his mother about an hour into the flight. The plane was diverted to Honolulu.CBSN Los Angeles' video clip shows airline personnel duct tape the boy to his seat while passengers restrain him.The flight left Maui, Hawaii on Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. The flight was to land in Los Angeles approximately five hours later, according to local time. It was instead diverted to Honolulu, Hawaii's capital.According to CBSN Los Angeles, the boy was taken into custody in Honolulu.American Airlines spokesperson stated that customers were accommodated on another flight or given hotel accommodation. We apologize for any inconvenience caused by this. Safety and security are our top priorities.According to the spokesperson, the plane arrived in Honolulu around 3:47 p.m. local. According to the spokesperson, the flight was diverted due to an incident with a passenger aboard.This isn’t the first time that airline staff have strapped passengers to their seats because of disruptive behavior.A Frontier Airlines flight from Miami to July saw a male passenger being duct taped to his seat by staff. A man punched a male flight attendant and inappropriately touched female crew members. He then removed his shirt mid-flight.A TikTok video also showed a TikTok woman taped to her seat aboard an American Airlines flight in July. According to the airline, she had attempted to get out of the plane during flight and assaulted flight attendants.The Federal Aviation Administration announced Thursday that it had received more than 600 reports regarding unruly passenger behavior in 2021. This is nearly twice the number of incidents reported in 2019 and 2020.Business Insider has the original article.
