The person demanding the unruly passenger take a seat appears to be the captain of the plane. Flight attendants are usually the ones dealing with these sorts of passengers and it’s unclear how the captain got involved. In the video, the passenger could be heard arguing with the captain about whether the plane has landed or not. The captain assures him the the aircraft is still flying. He could also, you know, look out of a window.

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The passenger eventually obeys the order and stumbles back to his seat, getting off some ramblings about Joe Biden and cursing out the flight crew on the way there. But that wasn’t the end of it as he began growling like an animal and chewing on his face mask.

As we’ve previously noted, the FAA is trying to crack down on the escalating problem of people getting drunk and being terrible on aircraft. It’s trying to get airport concession stands to stop serving alcohol to go. The regulator is also assessing major fines to unruly passengers but says that these people rarely get criminally charged with anything. That appears to be changing.

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Remember the woman that knocked out a flight attendant’s teeth? She has been charged with two felonies and faces up to 30 years behind bars, reports the Washington Post.

Unruly travelers can still face charges and penalties even if they don’t punch a flight attendant. As for this passenger, he was arrested in Salt Lake City and has been cited with public intoxication and disorderly conduct.