A 22-year-old man who allegedly groped the breasts of two flight attendants on a Frontier Airlines flight in the United States and punched a male attendant was duct-taped to his seat for the rest of the trip from Philadelphia to Miami.
Max Berry, a 22-year old from Ohio, had reportedly already had at least two drinks when the incident occurred.
It is also said that he claimed that his parents were worth two million dollars as he carried out the drunken attacks.
According to a Miami-Dade County Police report, Berry brushed his empty cup against a flight attendant’s buttocks as he demanded another drink. She told him not to touch her, but eventually gave him the drink.
However, Berry went on to spill his new drink on himself after which he went to the plane’s toilet to change but came out topless and airline staff had to help him get a dry shirt out of his bag and put it on.
It was at about this point, according to police reports, that Berry “came up from behind” and put his arms around two female flight attendants and groped their breasts.
A scuffle then ensued and, according to passenger Alfredo Rivera, who was seated immediately behind Berry, the 22-year-old then punched a male flight attendant in the face
“He was starting to get aggressive and basically attacked the male flight attendant,” Mr Rivera said.
Airline staff eventually used duct tape to secure Berry to his seat. When the plane landed Berry was met by Miami police, who handcuffed him and took him into custody.
Frontier Airlines, operator of the Philadelphia to Miami service, issued the following statement;
During a flight from Philadelphia to Miami on July 31, a passenger made inappropriate physical contact with a flight attendant and subsequently physically assaulted another flight attendant.
As a result, the passenger needed to be restrained until the flight landed in Miami and law enforcement arrived.
The flight attendants will be, as required in such circumstances, relieved of flying pending completion of investigation of the events.
