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
Authorities arrested Svetlana Dali, a 57-year-old US permanent resident, on Monday (December 16, 2024) after she attempted to flee the country via bus to Canada, following her previous unauthorized flight operated by Delta Air Lines (DL) from New York (JFK) to Paris (CDG).
Unruly passengers disrupted the travel plans of hundreds of passengers onboard the flight of JetBlue (B6) and Spirit Airlines (NK).
A 57-year-old Russian woman faced challenges in her attempted return to the United States (US) after illegally (stowaway) boarding a Delta Air Lines flight from New York (JFK) to Paris (CDG).
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.
Video footage has surfaced of a passenger attempting to open an emergency exit mid-flight on Korean Air (KE) flight KE658 from Bangkok (BKK) to Seoul (ICN).
Eric Nicholas Gapco’s disruptive behavior on American Airlines flight 2101 escalated, forcing flight attendants to restrain him with shackles on his hands and feet.
It is reported that Emirates cabin crew undergo annual Taekwondo training to handle and control disruptive passengers effectively.
On Saturday night, EVA Air (BR) flight BR68, originally bound for Bangkok (BKK) from London Heathrow (LHR), had to divert to Vienna (VIE) due to disruptive passengers.
Passengers aboard a Lufthansa (LH) flight from Munich International Airport (MUC) to Sofia International Airport (SOF) experienced an unexpected and disruptive incident, as a naked passenger caused a significant delay.