This is the moment brave passengers wrestled a father as he attempted to hijack a plane .
The shocking incident took place yesterday during a Volaris Airlines flight from El Bajío in central Mexico.
Its intended destination was Tijuana however the would-be hijacker – who is reportedly called Mario – wanted to divert the aircraft to nearby San Diego.
Video footage from inside the cabin shows fellow passengers grabbing Mario in an attempt to stop him storming the cockpit.
Other people can be heard screaming, crying, and shouting as they pleaded with him not to open the door.
A witness has claimed that the commotion started after he grabbed a flight attendant and took hold of the aircraft’s door handle.
The 31-year-old then allegedly threatened to jump out of the plane to his death taking the staff member with him.
After a passenger intervened, crew members helped to detain the man, who was travelling with his wife and children.
Video footage from inside the cabin shows fellow passengers grabbing Mario in an attempt to stop him storming the cockpit. Other people can be heard screaming, crying, and shouting as they pleaded with him not to open the door
The shocking incident took place yesterday during a Volaris Airlines flight from El Bajío in central Mexico . Its intended destination was Tijuana however the would-be hijacker – who is reportedly called Mario – wanted to divert the aircraft to nearby San Diego
A witness has claimed that the commotion started after he grabbed a flight attendant and took hold of the aircraft’s door handle
The chaos forced the plane to make an emergency landing in Guadalajara where the suspect was removed and taken into custody.
A Volaris spokesperson said: ‘On flight 3041, which covered the route of El Bajío to Tijuana, a passenger tried, through the use of force, to divert the plane to the United States.’
‘The crew acted in accordance with the established safety procedures and, according to the protocol, the plane was diverted to Guadalajara airport.
‘Where the airline made the passenger available and in the custody of the competent authorities.
‘Volaris has been constituted as an accusing party to ensure that it faces the full weight of the law, until its last consequences.
‘All passengers, crew and aircraft are safe.
‘The rest of the passengers were protected to continue their flight to the final destination.
‘Volaris regrets the inconvenience caused by this situation.
‘For Volaris, the safety of our passengers and crews is the top priority.’
