Flight attendants were forced to physically subdue a man who was acting erratically, Alaska Airlines said in a statement to PEOPLE

A viral video shows the chaotic moments inside an Alaska Airlines plane when a flight attendant is seen punching a man who appeared to be experiencing a violent medical episode and was attacking a female passenger by pulling her hair.

An alarming video has gone viral on social media after it captured the terrifying moments aboard an Alaska Airlines flight bound for Portland, Oregon from Oakland, California when a male flight attendant had to physically subdue an elderly male passenger who attacked a young woman seated in front of him by pulling and yanking her hair as hard as he could.