An American Airlines passenger has been charged with interfering with flight crew members after he allegedly bit a flight attendant and jumped from the plane to the tarmac at Charlotte Douglas International Airport on Thursday. [More]
Passengers Behaving Badly
United Airlines Passenger Booted From Flight After Racist Rant, Verbally Abusing Crew
By 1.3.17
A new year, same air rage: just days into 2017, an airline passenger has been kicked off a flight for a reportedly racist rant aimed at his fellow travelers and verbally abusing flight attendants. [More]
Disruptive Couple Arrested After Forcing Delta Flight To Return To Airport
By 12.29.16
A Delta Air Lines flight from Minneapolis to Los Angeles returned to the gate less than an hour after takeoff Wednesday night when a couple’s spat became too disruptive to continue. [More]
Officials: British Airways Passenger Restrained After Trying To Open Exit Door During Flight
By 11.17.15
Though it might seem like a fine idea to catch a breath of fresh air after a few cocktails, if you attempt to gain access to the outdoors during a flight, you’ll find yourself in trouble. To that end, law enforcement and the Federal Aviation Administration said a British Airways passenger who appeared to be intoxicated tried to open the plane’s exit door on a flight from London to Boston. [More]
Dear Travelers: Please Don’t Choke Your Fellow Passengers Over Reclined Seats
By 10.19.15
Last fall, airlines suffered a spate of incidents in which travelers just couldn’t agree on the proper etiquette regarding reclining seats, leading to a number of trips being diverted mid-flight. While that unfortunate trend seemed to dissipate for a time, it’s apparently back, and more violent than before: a Southwest Airlines flight made an emergency landing this weekend after one passenger choked another over a reclined seat. [More]
Thai AirAsia Flight Diverted Because Throwing Scalding-Hot Water On A Flight Attendant Is Not Okay
By 12.12.14
There has been no shortage of stories about airline passengers’ bad behavior resulting in planes being diverted in 2014: from travelers arguing about reclining seats to those attempting to open doors mid-flight. And as the year draws to a close, we can add one more incident to the the disturbingly long list of passengers behaving badly after a traveler on a Thai AirAsia threw hot water on a flight attendant. [More]
