Frontier passenger goes completely unhinged as caught on camera brawl erupts mid flight

Air travel has become a nightmare for ordinary Americans.

One creepy passenger took things way too far on a recent flight.

And this Frontier passenger went completely unhinged as a caught on camera brawl erupts mid flight that left everyone stunned.

Wild brawl erupts at 30,000 feet

Flying used to be a pleasant experience where people dressed up and treated each other with respect.

Those days are long gone.

Now passengers have to worry about getting attacked by complete strangers who’ve lost their minds.

That’s exactly what happened on Frontier Airlines Flight 1203 from Philadelphia to Miami on June 30, when 21-year-old Ishaan Sharma of Newark, New Jersey, went completely off the rails and grabbed a fellow passenger by the neck without any provocation.

The victim, Keanu Evans, told WSVN that he was simply returning to his seat when Sharma approached him and attacked him out of nowhere.

"What I hate is that the video doesn’t capture what started the whole thing, you know?" Evans explained. "It only captures me defending myself."

But here’s where it gets really disturbing.

Evans revealed that Sharma had been acting like a complete psychopath during the flight, mumbling incoherently and making dark, threatening statements.

"He was doing some, like, dark laugh like, ha ha ha ha ha. And he was saying things like, you, you puny mortal man, if you challenge me, it will result in your death," Evans told WSVN.

Evans also revealed that after Sharma made these threats, he tried to notify the flight crew about the disturbing behavior.

"He kept threatening me with death," Evans explained to WSVN. "That’s what made me get up and press the button above me and I just turned around and I looked at him and I responded to him. A lot was going on, and immediately he just got up and he puts his forehead on my forehead like he was challenging me."

Then the situation escalated rapidly.

"He’s looking at me very angrily and we’re looking eye to eye, forehead to forehead, and then he just grabs me by the throat and just starts choking me," Evans said. "At that moment it was, you know, fight or flight responses kick in. I’m in a tight, confined space on an aircraft, and all I can do is just defend myself."

Bizarre "meditation" excuse doesn’t add up

After the plane landed and police arrested Sharma, his lawyer came up with one of the most ridiculous defenses anyone’s ever heard.

According to reports, in court Sharma’s attorney claimed that his client was "meditating" when the confrontation began, saying "my client is from a religion where he was meditating" and "unfortunately, the passenger behind him did not like that".

Are you kidding me?

Since when does meditation involve threatening to kill people and making creepy demonic laughter?

That’s not meditation – that’s disturbing behavior that would alarm anyone sitting nearby.

But here’s the kicker: witnesses on the plane reportedly told a different story, saying "The man sitting behind was making comments to the man in front, like negative comments, the whole flight".

So now we’re supposed to believe that Evans was harassing this guy the whole flight, even though Evans is the one who got attacked?

Something doesn’t add up here.

The real problem with air travel today

This incident highlights a massive problem that’s been getting worse every year.

According to the International Air Transport Association, unruly passenger incidents increased dramatically in 2022, with one incident reported for every 568 flights, up from one per 835 flights in 2021.

Even more alarming, physical abuse incidents had a shocking 61% increase over 2021, occurring once every 17,200 flights.

The numbers are staggering.

The Federal Aviation Administration received 5,973 reports of unruly passengers in 2021, which was up a jaw-dropping 492% from the 1,009 reports in 2020.

That’s not just a small increase – that’s a complete explosion in dangerous behavior.

Flight attendants 57% of surveyed flight attendants report having been assaulted or harassed by a passenger in just the past year.

Justice system goes soft on air rage

Here’s what really gets under people’s skin about this whole situation.

After Sharma was arrested and charged with battery, he was held on $500 bond according to jail records.

Five hundred dollars.

That’s it.

For grabbing someone by the neck on an airplane and threatening to kill people.

You can get higher bail for a traffic violation in some places.

The attack left Sharma with a visible cut above his left eyebrow that required medical treatment, while Evans only suffered superficial cuts and declined medical attention.

So the guy who started the fight got hurt worse than his victim, and he’s walking free on pocket change bail.

That sends a terrible message to other potential troublemakers.

Airlines refuse to take action

While passengers are getting attacked left and right, the airlines are doing basically nothing to address the problem.

Frontier Airlines didn’t even bother to respond to media requests for comment about Sharma’s arrest.

That’s typical.

These budget airlines pack people into tiny seats like sardines, cut costs everywhere they can, and then act surprised when tensions boil over.

Experts say the cramped conditions and inequality on planes create a "volatile atmosphere" that makes people more likely to snap.

When you force people to walk past first-class passengers lounging in spacious seats while they’re crammed into the back, it creates resentment.

Add in delayed flights, lost luggage, and rude staff, and you’ve got a recipe for disaster.

What this means for regular travelers

The bottom line is that flying has become dangerous for law-abiding Americans.

You can’t even return to your seat without worrying about some lunatic grabbing you by the throat.

The FAA has tried to crack down with their "zero tolerance" policy that can result in fines up to $37,000 per violation.

But clearly, that’s not working if people are still attacking each other on planes.

Maybe it’s time for airlines to start taking passenger safety seriously instead of just focusing on their bottom line.

And judges need to stop treating air rage like a minor offense.

When someone threatens to kill people and physically attacks passengers at 30,000 feet, that’s not a $500 bail situation.

That’s a serious crime that deserves serious consequences.

Until airlines and the justice system get tough on this behavior, ordinary Americans are going to keep getting attacked by unhinged passengers who think they can get away with anything.

The skies have become the Wild West, and it’s time to restore law and order before someone gets seriously hurt.

Sources: ¹ ABC News, "Man arrested for allegedly attacking fellow passenger ‘unprovoked’ on Frontier flight," July 2, 2025 ² Local 10 News, "New Jersey man accused of attacking fellow passenger on Frontier flight at MIA," July 1, 2025
 ³ WSVN 7News, "Man arrested for starting a fight during a Miami-bound Frontier flight," July 2, 2025 ⁴ One Mile at a Time, "Frontier Airlines Passenger Violently Attacked… Unprovoked?" July 3, 2025 ⁵ Cuba Headlines, "Man Arrested Following Violent Altercation on Plane at Miami Airport," July 2, 2025 ⁶ IATA, "Unruly Passenger Incidents in Post-Pandemic Increase," June 4, 2023 ⁷ USAFacts, "What’s behind all these cases of unruly passengers on airplanes?" August 15, 2023 ⁸ The Messenger, "2023 Became the Year of the In-Flight Meltdown," December 20, 2023 ⁹ CNBC, "What’s driving the spike in air rage incidents," January 24, 2022