Alaska Airways Incident on FBI Radar, Flight Crew Restrains Screaming Passenger

The passengers and flight attendants concerned in an in-air skirmish on an Alaska Airways flight at the moment are beneath a federal microscope … with the FBI seeking to see if a criminal offense was dedicated.

Viral video from an Alaska Airways flight from Oakland to Portland exhibits a flight attendant repeatedly hitting a passenger in a window seat, telling the person to let go of the hair of the girl sitting in entrance of him.

The FBI department in San Francisco tells us the Bureau “is aware of the incident and appropriate steps will be taken to determine if a violation of federal law has occurred.”

Within the video, you see the man chanting, screaming and rocking back and forth.

The airline says the incident occurred on the tarmac and the aircraft returned to the gate, the place legislation enforcement bought concerned. Alaska says the person has been banned from the airline “due to the nature of the physical assault.”

Appears like he could have greater issues to fret about … relying on what the FBI determines right here.

In the meantime, the Affiliation of Flight Attendants-CWA is applauding the crew member for stopping “a violent passenger from continued physical assault of another passenger.”

The union says the flight attendant “protected a passenger and … stopped further escalation and injury to more passengers onboard the plane.”