That’s when nearby passengers, including Doug McCright, rushed in, he told CNN affiliate WDJT. McCright bear-hugged the unruly passenger from behind and pinned him to the ground. The FAA will investigate the incident aboard the Airbus A319, it told CNN in a statement. The FAA has a zero tolerance policy for unruly passenger behavior, which surged to a record high in 2021, with nearly 6,000 incidents reported. In September, a passenger allegedly tried to choke a flight attendant and “said he was going to kill everybody” aboard a Frontier Airlines flight.

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