Are Flight Attendants Legally Allowed To Restrain Passengers? The short answer is, “yes” – and when they do it with duct tape, it usually makes the news.

Here are the Top 5 most viral mile-high meltdowns which ended with an unruly passenger duct taped to their seats.
5. Drunk, Disorderly & Duct-Taped
Iceland Air passenger got hammered drunk, and started creaming, “THE PLANE IS GOING TO CRASH!” Upon landing he was taken to hospital and treated for alcohol poisoning.
3. From Seat belt to Cell Block: Duct-Taped Airline Passenger Sentenced to Prison
The scholarship golfer plead guilty to three counts of assault and was sentenced to 60 days in jail. Seems like a charming young man with a bright future head of him.
2. Silenced at 30,000 Feet: Woman Gagged with Duct Tape on Flight
I can’t image why her husband didn’t want to sit next to her…
