Alaska Airlines flight attendant restrains screaming passenger who latched onto woman’s hair

Alaska Airlines flight 221 was cancelled after a passenger had a ‘violent medical episode’ - (Getty Images)

A viral video caught the moment a flight attendant had to restrain a screaming passenger who was having a “violent medical episode” while latching onto a woman’s hair.

The incident occurred on a domestic US flight from Oakland, California, to Portland on 1 February. The plane never actually made it into the air as the incident occurred just before take off, and the flight was then cancelled.