A passenger on a US domestic routes flight attempted to force entry into the cockpit before being neutralized by another passenger and crew, witnesses said.
Delta Air's Los Angeles-Nashville plane had to make an emergency landing in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the man was pulled from the plane with his hands and feet tied with necklaces plastic clamp.
He had repeatedly shouted "stop this plane!"
"Struggling in front of the cockpit entrance, according to images filmed by a phone, this Friday.
The man, "apparently without anyone provoking him, suddenly got up, rushed to the cockpit and started banging on the door," a person on board testified on CNN television. .
Taken out by the police
Another passenger described the scene as "terrifying" while praising the speed of reaction of the crew.
The Albuquerque FBI confirmed on Twitter that it intervened.
Delta in a statement expressed its thanks to the attention of the crew and passengers.
"The plane landed without incident and the passenger was taken out of the plane by the police," the airline said.
The other travelers spent five hours in Albuquerque waiting for a flight, which brought them to Nashville.
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