{"id":32270,"date":"2023-05-03T00:18:52","date_gmt":"2023-05-02T18:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/?p=32270"},"modified":"2023-05-03T01:48:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T20:18:27","slug":"united-airlines-employee-assaulted-by-angry-passenger-on-san-francisco-to-houston-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviationa2z.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/united-airlines-employee-assaulted-by-angry-passenger-on-san-francisco-to-houston-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"United Airlines Employee Assaulted by Angry Passenger on San Francisco to Houston Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A United Airlines passenger became violent and punched a flight attendant several times on a flight from San Francisco to Houston on May 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other passengers on the flight had to intervene and restrain the individual. Naya Jimenez captured a video of the incident before takeoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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United Airlines Employee Assaulted | Photo: By Adam Moreira (AEMoreira042281) – Own work,
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United Airlines Employee Assaulted<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

According to Naya Jimenez, a passenger on a United Airlines flight from San Francisco to Houston, an angry passenger had to be restrained by others on board after allegedly punching a flight attendant multiple times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further, the passenger became agitated when Jimenez asked him and his wife to move from her assigned seat. She explained that a gate attendant was called to intervene. But the situation escalated when the passenger began to slur his speech and question why others were smiling at him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Naya Jimenez recounted that the man had attempted to open the emergency exit doors while the plane was still on the ground. Further, He almost jumped out of the plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to her, the man successfully opened the emergency exit. Subsequently, he was about to jump down before the flight attendants and other passengers intervened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The plane is elevated, so he would have jumped two stories to the ground. The flight attendants just kicked in, and everybody pulled him back to safety,” she explained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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United Eyewitness Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In response to the incident, United Airlines provided Eyewitness News with a statement acknowledging that the customer had become disruptive during boarding and that the San Francisco International Airport team contacted law enforcement officials immediately. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The statement also expressed gratitude for the professionalism of the team in handling the situation and looking out for the safety of customers and employees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

An eyewitness has attempted to contact the San Francisco police for further details but hasn’t received a response yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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