Passenger arrested on Delta flight after reducing self, flight attendant, authorities say

NEW ORLEANS — A person aboard a Delta Air Lines jet that had simply landed in New Orleans reduce himself and attacked a flight attendant earlier than being subdued by fellow passengers, a sheriff’s spokesman mentioned.

Passengers held down the 39-year-old man till deputies may board the airplane and arrest him, The Times-Picayune/ The New Orleans Advocate reported, quoting Jefferson Parish sheriff’s Capt. Jason Rivarde.

It wasn’t clear what motivated the violent outburst Wednesday afternoon that occurred after Delta Flight 2432 from Atlanta landed at Louis Armstrong International Airport

The man used an unspecified sharp object to chop himself within the neck, then threatened a flight attendant and gave her a superficial reduce, Rivarde mentioned. He mentioned the passenger faces expenses of aggravated battery, easy battery and disturbing the peace.

Another passenger on the Airbus A321 jet, Raquel Davis, mentioned she didn’t see the outburst however heard flight attendants on the intercom first asking for medical professionals to assist.

Davis informed the newspaper she was impressed with how the crew saved the remainder of the passengers calm.

“It’s surprising that nobody was raising a ruckus,” Davis mentioned. “It was weird in a good way.”

Atlanta-based Delta mentioned in a press release that it has “zero tolerance for unruly behavior on our aircraft and in our airports.”