United Airlines has asked its employees to stop using duct tape to restrain unruly passengers.

According to The Guardian a message was sent out last week urging employees to “remember that there are special items

Now that travel has started to pick up again, airline staff in the US have reported an increased number of incidents with unruly travelers.

on board that can be used in difficult situations” and that alternative methods such as tape must never be used.

The message was sent out shortly after American Airlines flight attendants had to restrain a woman with tape after she tried to open the plane's door mid-flight,

Not long after, another incident occurred at Frontier Airlines, where duct tape was used to restrain a man in his seat after he behaved aggressively and tried to grab a flight attendant's breasts.

Source: Aftonbladet