Passengers subdue flight attendant after crash rant

A female flight attendant who started ranting about a possible crash over the public address system of an American Airlines plane on Friday was subdued by passengers and crew as the plane returned to the gate, passengers said.

The incident, at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport led the pilot to taxi back to the gate, where police and FBI agents took the unidentified flight attendant for a psychiatric evaluation, airport spokesman David Magana said.

Passengers who arrived later at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport said the attendant had begun babbling about technical problems with the plane, saying “Captain, I can’t be responsible for crashing this plane”.