A YouTuber turned the Frontier Airlines duct tape guy story into comedy gold
Air crew have been suspended and a passenger arrested, after the 22-year-old was caught touching attendants inappropriately on a flight last week, before being restrained by cabin staff who taped him into his seat.
Footage of the mid-air altercation was shared via news and social media – and it’s NSFW, so don’t watch it if you’re of a sensitive nature.
Frontier passenger allegedly touched 2 flight attendants breasts, then screamed his parents are worth $2 million, before punching a flight attendant. Frontier suspended the crew for duct taping the passenger to his seat as they landed in Miami. 22 yr old Max Berry is in custody. pic.twitter.com/4xS9Rwvafx
— Sam Sweeney (@SweeneyABC) August 3, 2021
People felt the crew deserved awards, rather than suspensions.
That Frontier crew should get a raise, not be suspended.
— Katie S. Phang (@KatiePhang) August 3, 2021
They suspended the crew??? They are heroes!
— Nora Fitzpatrick (@nfitz10) August 3, 2021
It wasn’t the only issue.
his parents are worth 2 mil then why is he flying frontier
— harriet tubman!!! (@goldbarlovey) August 3, 2021
One version of the incident had an altogether more light-hearted follow-up.
Although a passenger named Alfredo Rivera filmed the fracas, the funny guy in the video is actually James Bates, a YouTuber and comedian, who goes by the name The Real Spark.
At first, people took the clip at face value, believing James to be Alfredo Rivera.
Alfredo Rivera is the greatest storyteller of our time. pic.twitter.com/vKk9liITac
— Krister Johnson (@KristerJohnson) August 5, 2021
🌟Alfredo Rivera 🌟: A Star Is Born 😍🤣#NotAllHeroesWearCapes https://t.co/Zux9De30mB
— Mark Hamill (@HamillHimself) August 7, 2021
Flight attendant Alfredo Rivera tells wild ass story of duct taping that crazed passenger on plane pic.twitter.com/JFFol6jNkq
— Gabe Hudson (@gabehudson) August 6, 2021
How do I sign up to have Alfredo Rivera as my flight attendant on all future flights?! https://t.co/2wu47e4TtM
— Garrett M. Graff (@vermontgmg) August 5, 2021
Happily, even once the truth was out, people appreciated the truly hilarious performance.
“Ya gotta see this spoof of a TV newscast, which starts and ends with actual news footage … but in the middle features YouTube personality, The Real Spark, masquerading as flight attendant, Alfredo Rivera …" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/79sj4gLjrP
— Nautigrrl2018@🏡 (@Nautigrrrl2018) August 6, 2021
Oh my gosh genius.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) August 6, 2021
Fred Harding had a question we’d all like answered.
"Smells like a pack of Marlboros, four shots of alcohol, and regret"
How much you think this guy would charge to narrate my life story?
— Fred Harding (@OPCGhost) August 6, 2021
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Source The Real Spark Image Screengrab