LOS ANGELES—An Orange County man caught on video punching a flight attendant in the back of the head during a flight from Mexico to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) is scheduled to make his initial court appearance Sept. 26 on a federal charge of interfering with flight crew members and attendants. Alexander Tung Cuu Le,…
Unruly Passenger Forces LAX-Bound Commercial Flight to Land in Utah
A commercial aircraft pilot on Tuesday was forced to land early in Salt Lake City, Utah, after a disruptive “drunk” passenger allegedly tried to kick the windows of the plane and fought several passengers, according to multiple reports. Virgin Atlantic flight 141 had been heading from London’s Heathrow Airport to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)…
Unruly Air Passenger Incidents Decline Significantly After Mask Mandate Suspension
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Wednesday reported a sharp decline in unruly air passenger incidents just one week after a federal transportation mask mandate was vacated by a federal judge. According to data released by the FAA, there were 1.9 incidents per 10,000 flights for the week ending April 24, compared to 4.4 reported incidents per…
FAA Proposes ‘Largest-Ever Fines’ Against 2 Unruly Passengers
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Friday that it had proposed its “largest-ever fines” against two passengers over alleged disorderly behavior on airliners. The two separate fines, of each $81,950 and $77,272 respectively, are part of the approximately $2 million fines the FAA has proposed since January, the U.S. aviation agency said in an April…
Delta Seeks Support of DOJ to Have Unruly Passengers Added to ‘No-Fly’ List
The CEO of Delta Air Lines is calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to have passengers convicted of disruptive behavior added to a national “no-fly” list that would prevent them from future travel on any commercial air carrier. “We are requesting you support our efforts with respect to the much-needed step of putting…
Woman from LA Faces Federal Charge Over Alleged Airplane Outburst
LOS ANGELES—A Los Angeles woman is facing a federal assault charge Dec. 28 for allegedly hitting and spitting on another passenger on a Delta Air Lines flight from Tampa to Atlanta. Patricia Cornwall, 51, an actress who according to the New York Post was a Raiders cheerleader when the team played in Los Angeles, made her first appearance in…
Woman Pleads Guilty to Striking Flight Attendant on San Diego-Bound Plane
SAN DIEGO—A woman who repeatedly punched a flight attendant on a San Diego-bound plane pleaded guilty Dec. 22 to a federal count of interfering with flight crew members and attendants. Vyvianna Quinonez of Sacramento, 28, admitted that while on a May 23 flight from Sacramento to San Diego, she struck a Southwest Airlines flight attendant identified only as S.L….
Passenger on San Diego-Bound Flight Fined Over $40K After Assaulting Flight Attendant
SAN DIEGO—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Nov. 22 more than $160,000 in proposed fines against intoxicated and unruly airline passengers, including a passenger on a San Diego-bound flight who allegedly sexually assaulted a flight attendant and smoked marijuana inside the plane’s lavatory. The unidentified passenger is accused of drinking carried-on alcohol on an April 15 Southwest Airlines…
Three Quarters of Unruly Passenger Complaints Stem from Mask Mandate Violations: FAA
Around 75 percent of the 3,271 unruly passenger reports received by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) since the beginning of the year stemmed from people refusing to comply with federal mask mandates, according to the agency. The FAA said in a July 6 statement that the agency has, so far this year, moved forward with…
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