(CNN) — Frontier Airlines now says it "supports" and will pay the crew of flight attendants it had earlier said were suspended after restraining a passenger charged with groping and punching them. The airline initially told CNN the crew members "will be, as required in such circumstances, relieved of flying pending completion of an investigation." "Frontier Airlines maintains the utmost value, respect, concern and support for all of our flight attendants, including those who were assaulted on this flight," spokeswoman Jennifer de la Cruz said in a statement. A source familiar with Frontier said the airline's planes do carry duct tape that can be used in extreme situations to restrain a violent passenger. "A drunk and irate passenger verbally, physically and sexually assaulted multiple members of the crew," said Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants.

Source: CNN August 03, 2021 23:37 UTC