He dragged woman by the hair: Man stopped on airplane

Oakland (USA) - An Alaska Airlines flight from Oakland to Portland had tobe canceled due to a hairy situation.

The flight attendant (on the right in the pictures) stopped the man who was attacking the woman in the row of seats in front of him.
The flight attendant (on the right in the pictures) stopped the man who was attacking the woman in the row of seats in front of him.  © Screenshot/X/walterizzle

A video shared on X shows the moment in which a flight attendant has to use force against a man.

The situation behind this is a delicate one: the man had previously pulled the hair of the woman in front of him by force and did not want to let go. The flight attendant then intervened.

The footage shows him hitting the attacker on the shoulder or neck.

When the passenger finally lets go of the woman's hair, he screams loudly, shakes and sways back and forth in his seat. Meanwhile, the woman is brought to safety by other flight attendants.

Man could have had a psychosis

In a statement issued by Alaska Airlines, it is reported that the passenger experienced a severe medical episode. The crew reacted quickly and ensured that all passengers were evacuated to safety.

The plane eventually returned to the gate and did not take off for its scheduled flight that day.

One of the flight attendants had refused to fly and no replacement could be found, according to the New York Post .