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By Matthew Impelli
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A Frontier Airlines passenger was seen on video climbing over seats and arguing with employees, prompting another passenger to claim that she was "possessed" and to begin singing hymns.
"'She's possessed!' Passenger freaks out during Frontier Airlines flight, another passenger accuses her of being possessed," Mike Sington wrote on X, formerly Twitter, sharing a video of the incident.
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As the video begins, the passenger can be seen fighting with staff members and yelling as they attempt to restrain her. Several staff members and other passengers on the plane bring the woman toward the rear of the aircraft, as yells and chattering are heard. The woman then appears to break loose from the employees and is seen climbing over several rows of seats.
Many passengers and employees can be heard shouting and cursing as they attempt to contain the woman, when an announcement comes over the plane's speaker telling passengers to get in their seats.
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One passenger, wearing a grey hat, is then seen standing up and saying: "There's a real devil that wants to kill each and every one of y'all, including your family members. That's not her, she's possessed, she needs help."
As the video continues, staff members are seen attempting to control the woman who was said to be "possessed." The passenger in the grey hat is then seen toward the rear of the plane singing religious hymns and praying to God.
Collin Rugg, the co-owner of Trending Politics also shared the video on X and wrote: "After the situation briefly calmed down, one woman got up and declared that the woman was 'possessed' and started singing gospel music. 'Stop blocking me! I've been f***ing kidnapped,' the crazy woman screamed as she hit an employee."
"The flight was leaving Houston for Denver but had to be diverted to Dallas," Rugg wrote.
It is currently unclear what sparked the incident and Newsweek reached out to Frontier Airlines via email for more information.
At the end of the video, a law enforcement official can be seen boarding the plane and removing the unruly passenger.
A recent study from researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas found that from 1999 to 2020 verbal misconduct was the most common form of airline passengers' misbehaviour. The study also found that across 915 incidents on airlines, 15 percent were cited as physical misconduct.
"People want to share the experiences as a way to highlight the extent of bad behavior—similar to young children acting out in frustration—almost as a shaming mechanism," one of the study's researchers, UT Dallas sociology professor Sheryl Skaggs, previously told Newsweek. "I suppose viewers are fascinated by the inability of some adults to control their emotions."
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