Frontier Flight Delayed as Passenger Refuses Emergency Exit Duty, Leads to Arrest

A recent incident aboard a Frontier Airlines flight at Charlotte Douglas International Airport turned chaotic when a passenger’s refusal to comply with flight attendants led to her arrest.

The altercation, captured on video by a TikTok user and shared online, unfolded over instructions regarding the emergency exit row. The situation escalated when the woman, seated in the emergency exit row, allegedly made a remark indicating she wouldn’t assist in an emergency.

Initially dismissed as a joke, her statement drew concern from flight attendants, who reminded her of the responsibility associated with sitting in that row.

Despite attempts by multiple flight attendants and even a pilot to persuade her to deplane, the woman remained adamant, prompting the intervention of law enforcement. Ultimately, all passengers were required to deplane to facilitate her arrest.

Subsequently, in another video, one of the pilots confronts the unruly passenger while others assist her to disembark.

“Are you going to arrest me?” she screamed out. “What offence have I committed?” After then, passengers can be seen leaving the aircraft and returning to the waiting room.

The footage depicts the woman being led off the aircraft in handcuffs, prompting frustration among fellow passengers over the delay caused by her refusal to cooperate. While sitting in the emergency exit row offers extra legroom, passengers must affirm their willingness and ability to assist in an emergency, with anything less than a clear “yes” deemed unacceptable.