Passenger assault cabin crew

A passenger aboard an Air New Zealand (NZ) flight from Perth Airport (PER) to Auckland Airport (AKL) has been sentenced to jail and ordered to pay over $10,000 in compensation after assaulting a flight attendant.

A Massachusetts man, Francisco Severo Torres, has pleaded guilty to attempting to stab a flight attendant on United Airlines (UA) Flight UA2609.

According to the airline, a male passenger on an Air India (AI) flight from Goa physically assaulted the cabin crew member on Monday.