The Frontier Passenger Taped to His Seat After Groping Flight Attendants Is Going To Jail

After the plane landed in Miami, Berry was arrested and charged with three counts of battery. The flight attendants involved in the episode were initially suspended by Frontier Airlines for failing to follow “proper policies” during the incident. However, after criticism from social media users and the Association of Flight Attendants—the trade union that represents flight attendants— Frontier subsequently backed down and announced it would not be punishing the flight crew.

We reached out to Berry’s attorney, Jason Kreiss, for comment, and will update this story if he responds. In court documents, Kreiss previously described Berry as “a good man who committed a bad act, that was not planned,” and Berry has since apologized for his behavior, the New York Daily News reports.

Berry’s case was far from the only instance last year in which an airline passenger became so unruly that flight attendants resorted to taping them to their seats. Let’s hope this is a trend that died with 2021.