‘I assaulted a police officer?’: Duct-taped US passenger says he remembers nothing

On September 3, a US airline passenger named Layne Lundeen was restrained with duct tape and zip ties during a flight traveling from Dallas, Texas, to Newark, New Jersey. Following the incident, Lundeen appeared to have no recollection of the events, reacting with confusion when told he had assaulted a police officer.

The altercation resulted in physical intervention by crew members and potentially other passengers to subdue Lundeen mid-flight, utilizing improvised restraints. Incidents involving unruly passengers and subsequent physical restraint on commercial aircraft have increasingly drawn attention to aviation security and inflight safety protocols.