The passenger also attacked a crew member on a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston with a spoon.
A man was arrested for attacking a flight attendant on a United Airlines flight on Monday after he tried to open an emergency exit door, several American media reports including CNN.
During a United Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Boston, the crew was notified by an alarm that a door on the plane had been disarmed. Upon inspection, a flight attendant discovered that the door handle had been pushed out of the fully locked position.
One of the flight attendants, who saw a passenger near the door, then went to speak to the latter named Francisco Severo Torres. “According to court documents, the flight attendant then informed the captain that he believed Torres posed a threat to the plane and that the captain was to land the plane as soon as possible,” it said. the Ministry of Justice.
The flight attendant attacked with a spoon
Shortly after, Francisco Severo Torres would then have risen from his seat, mouthing a few words, before rushing “towards one of the flight attendants by attacking him with a broken metal spoon, hitting him in the neck at three times”.
He was then subdued by other passengers and then, once the plane landed at Boston Logan International Airport, taken into custody. Also according to CNN, Francisco Severo Torres explained to the police that he tried to open an emergency exit door and “had the idea” to jump from the device.
“Thanks to the quick response of our crew and that of other passengers, one passenger was brought under control,” United Airlines said in a statement, adding that “no serious injuries were reported.”
The airline also indicated that it was cooperating with the authorities: “we have zero tolerance for any type of violence on our flights, and this customer will be prohibited from flying on United while the investigation is done”.
