Federal investigators, FBI have filed criminal charges against a Business Class passenger whose disruptive behavior forced an American Airlines (AA) flight from New York (JFK) to Tokyo Haneda (HND) to make an emergency landing in Anchorage (ANC), Alaska on January 5, 2024.
FAA Unruly Passengers Cases
A physical fight (brawl) forced a Southwest Airlines (WN) plane to turn back to Phoenix (PHX) during its flight to Columbus (CMH), Ohio on December 23.
Unruly passengers disrupted the travel plans of hundreds of passengers onboard the flight of JetBlue (B6) and Spirit Airlines (NK).
A racist verbal assault at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) resulted in a woman being placed on United Airlines (UA) no-fly list after targeting a celebrated wedding photographer and his Indian-American family.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has escalated 22 additional incidents of unruly passenger behavior to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for potential criminal prosecution review.