Transcript for Man who acted erratically on Honolulu flight went through screening twice

general Mcmaster tomorrow on "This week." Next, these f-22 fighter jets escorting that plane after a man with a laptop began acting erratically. Tonight, new details about that passenger that are leading to new questions about why he was allowed on that flight in the first place. Here's ABC's Matt Gutman. Reporter: Tonight, new details emerging about this Turkish national, seen here in handcuffs after allegedly trying to force his way to the front of a flight. Airline officials now saying he was acting erratically hours earlier and had to go through TSA screening twice, but wasn't deemed a threat. The FBI boarding the flight in Honolulu after anil uskanil was subdued. We're going to send a couple of agents back there right now. Don't be alarmed by that. Reporter: Eyewitnesses say halfway through Friday's flight he moved towards first class while carrying a laptop. He was just ducked over like this. I never saw his face. Reporter: A quick-thinking flight attendant blocked his path with a beverage cart. Almost immediately, a passenger jumping in to restrain him and send him back to his seat. I heard they used duck tape and zip ties? Reporter: Warnings immediately going out to all American airline flights. We're cancelling the inbound approach for right now for inbound emergency. Reporter: These f-22 fighter jets scrambled to escort the plane. To Honolulu. The plane dipping to 5500 feet for the last two hours of the flight out of concern the laptop might have contained explosives. Ultimately, none were detected. The airline credits the quick thinking crew for using the Bev cart as a barricade. Investigators are reviewing possible motive right now, it seems terrorism is not one of them.

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