A 60-year-old Brooklyn man was arrested after a disturbance aboard Delta Flight DL2342 at JFK. Video appears to show racist remarks and simulated gunfire during his removal, while the flight’s departure was delayed by approximately 45 minutes.
Passenger Removed
easyJet flight EZY888 returned to the stand at Glasgow Airport after police were called to remove a passenger for disruptive behaviour. The flight later departed for London Gatwick 49 minutes late, with no arrests made.
A JetBlue passenger was reportedly removed from a St. Maarten flight after allegedly telling a flight attendant to “shut the f- up.” The aftermath left an apparent travel companion and other members of the group deciding whether to leave the aircraft or continue to Fort Lauderdale.
A United Airlines (UA) passenger says she was removed from a flight on August 4 after declining a request to move into a middle seat and being confronted about a souvenir T-shirt from New York.
Southwest Airlines (WN) removed a passenger from a flight between Dallas Love Field (DAL) and Tulsa International Airport (TUL) after a disagreement over carry-on baggage storage and a disability accommodation request.
A family traveling on Alaska Airlines (AS) from Missoula Airport (MSO) to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) and onward to Vancouver International Airport (YVR) encountered a series of disruptions after the airline’s system repeatedly flagged them as requiring a Canadian visa.
A United Airlines (UA) flight departing from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Charleston (CHS) on November 9 experienced severe delays that led to a major confrontation onboard.
Alaska Airlines (AS) faces scrutiny after a top-tier flyer reported that his fellow passenger was removed from a flight departing San Francisco Airport (SFO) under disputed circumstances.
A 53-year-old male passenger was arrested on a Cathay Pacific (CX) flight from Nagoya, Japan (NGO) to Hong Kong (HKG) for allegedly attempting to secretly record up a flight attendant’s skirt.
Cathay Pacific (CX) called for police assistance at Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) to remove a 38-year-old British passenger who was reportedly intoxicated and disruptive.