A plane belonging to the American airline Delta had to make an emergency landing – the reason was an aggressive passenger. This had apparently attacked crew members and made threats.
A recalcitrant passenger forced a Delta airline to land prematurely. The incident occurred on Friday (local time) on the way from Los Angeles to Atlanta. CNN reported, citing police in Oklahoma City, that crew members and passengers overwhelmed the man after he attacked two flight attendants and threatened to crash the plane.
The “dispute” took place in the front part of the aircraft, an airline spokesman said on request on Saturday. He thanked crew members and passengers who helped detain the man en route to Oklahoma City, where the plane landed with no problems. The man was arrested.
In May, an incident on board a Southwest Airlines plane hit the headlines. A traveler hit a flight attendant on the way from Sacramento to San Diego. The employee lost two teeth. As a result, American and Southwest Airlines announced that they would not be offering alcohol to passengers with cheap tickets again as planned.
A few months ago, the head of the FAA, Steve Dickson, complained of a “worrying increase” in incidents in which passengers had disrupted flights by “threatening or violent behavior”. A spokeswoman said on request on Saturday that the FAA had received around 2,900 reports of unruly behavior from passengers since the beginning of the year. 2,200 reported incidents involved passengers who refused to comply with the nationwide mask requirement to protect against the corona virus.
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