Passenger 'pulls gun out on plane and threatens to kill' before heroic crew step in

A level rider pulled retired a weapon aft take-off and started threatening to termination others connected the formation - compartment unit members were forced to subdue him arsenic the level was turned around

Shocking footage shows what happened aft a rider pulled retired a gun connected a formation earlier threatening to termination people.

The horrifying incidental occurred conscionable minutes aft the plane had taken off. Thankfully, members of the compartment unit were capable to overpower the rider earlier anyone was harmed.

Following the chaos, the skipper of the level turned the craft astir and returned to Toncontín International Airport successful Tegucigalpa - the superior metropolis of Honduras. The formation was meant to question to Roatán successful Honduras connected Thursday. National Police officers boarded the craft aft it landed backmost astatine the airdrome safely. The fishy was promptly arrested, and nary injuries were reported.

Passengers had to disembark the ATR 72 to instrumentality different formation to the land edifice of Roatán. It is unclear however the unnamed antheral managed to get the firearm wrong the aircraft, and the hose has not been named. The 2 that run the way with ATR 72 planes, CM Airlines and TagAirlines, are yet to merchandise a connection connected the incident.

One section said: "They indispensable person precise ineffective rider screening going connected astatine that airport, precise unsafe if it happened during the flight." Another asked: "How did helium get onboard with a firearm successful the archetypal place?"

It comes arsenic rescue crews proceed to hunt for a plane that vanished from formation radar portion connected its mode to Nome successful Alaska. A hopeless hunt was launched for the Bering Air formation from Unalakleet to Nome aft it failed to onshore arsenic scheduled astatine 4pm connected Thursday. The craft was carrying 9 passengers and a pilot.

The Nome Volunteer Fire Department said it was conducting an "active crushed search" from Nome to White Mountain. It said successful a statement: "We are presently doing an progressive crushed hunt from Nome and from White Mountain and person arsenic overmuch up to day accusation connected the lawsuit arsenic possible.

"Due to weather and visibility, we are constricted connected aerial hunt astatine the existent time. National Guard and Coast Guard and Troopers person been notified and are progressive successful the search. Norton Sound Health Corporation is lasting by."