Airlines deal with thousands of disruptive, troublesome, and often downright dangerous passengers every year. Here's how they classify them.

"Incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior are an ongoing problem and ...
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‘Act Your Wage’ — Flight Attendants Don’t Get Paid To Argue With Passengers Over Rules, Says Union Memo

And one airline's flight attendants are simply having no more of it. In a leaked memo, their union told them flatly that ...
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Blacklist unruly passengers, NCAA directs domestic airlines

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has told domestic airlines to place unruly passengers on a blacklist as a deterrent to others and to protect airline staff from abuse. The Director of Public ...
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FAA fines against unruly passengers surpass $1 million this year

The Federal Aviation Administration is proposing more hefty fines against unruly airline passengers as the agency has already levied more than $1 million in fines this year. The FAA said Thursday that ...

A flight from the US to Europe had to turn back after a passenger's midair fork attack

A Europe-bound flight diverted to Boston after a passenger allegedly attacked others with a fork. He faces up to 10 years in ...
Homeland Security Today

FAA Refers More Unruly Passenger Cases to the FBI

The FAA has referred more than 270 of the most serious cases to the FBI since late 2021 under a partnership aimed at ensuring unruly airline passengers face criminal prosecution when warranted. The ...

Flight diverted after passenger allegedly stabbed two teens with metal fork: Authorities

A Lufthansa flight from Chicago to Germany was diverted to Boston Saturday after a passenger allegedly stabbed two minor ...
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American Airlines flight from O'Hare to Dallas makes emergency stop to remove unruly passenger, officials say

ST. LOUIS -- An American Airlines flight from O'Hare to Dallas had to make an emergency landing in St. Louis Tuesday to remove an unruly passenger, authorities said. According to AA officials, the ...
NBC Bay Area

Video Shows Unruly Passenger Held Down on American Flight Diverted to Kansas City

A video captured the moment passengers and flight crew members had to hold down an unruly passenger who they say tried to open a plane door mid-air on an American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to ...
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Airlines report more than 500 unruly passengers since December, FAA says most refuse to wear mask

The FAA announced they will extend its stricter enforcement against unruly passengers, after receiving more than 500 reports of misbehaving passengers since December alone. The majority of cases ...

Spirit Airlines removes, bans 'disruptive' passenger at Nashville International Airport

Before taking off from Nashville on Oct. 25, Spirit Airlines removed and permanently banned a passenger. Here's what happened ...
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Blacklist unruly passengers, NCAA directs airlines

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has directed domestic airlines to place unruly passengers on a blacklist as a deterrent, warning that disruptive behaviour will no longer be tolerated. The ...