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Unruly passenger physically assaulted flight attendant, American Airlines says

cincylink — Sun, 02 Jul 2023 05:58:08 +0000

An American Airlines flight attendant was physically assaulted by an unruly passenger on Wednesday, according to airline officials.Watch the video in the player aboveThe incident happened on American Airlines Flight 377 with service from San José del Cabo, Mexico, to Los Angeles International Airport. Law enforcement met the flight at the gate and removed the unruly individual, according to a statement from American Airlines.Video posted on social media shows an individual approach a flight attendant toward the front of the plane and proceed to punch the flight attendant with an audible gasp from passengers who witnessed the incident."Acts of violence against our team members are not tolerated by American Airlines," the airline's statement says. "The individual involved in this incident will never be allowed to travel with us in the future, and we will work closely with law enforcement in their investigation."A passenger from that flight was arrested, confirmed Ciaran McEvoy, public information officer with the United States Attorney's Office Central District of California. McEvoy added that their office is consulting with the FBI. No other information was provided.CNN has reached out to the FBI and Los Angeles World Airports Police for further information."We thank our crew for their quick action and professionalism to ensure the safety of their fellow team members and customers on board," reads the statement from American Airlines. "Our thoughts are with our injured flight attendant, and we are ensuring that they and their fellow crew members have the support they need at this time."Measures in place to address unruly passengersIn January 2021, the Federation Aviation Administration announced a "zero tolerance" policy for unruly passenger behavior that skips warnings or counseling and goes directly to penalties, which can include heavy fines and jail time.A New York City woman was recently sentenced to four months in prison for interference with flight crew members for an incident that occurred aboard a February 2021 American Airlines flight.The FAA proposed $5 million in fines against unruly passengers in 2021.So far in 2022 there have been 1,973 reports of unruly passengers, according to the FAA.The number of reported incidents of unruly passenger behavior has declined from 2021, which was a record year for unruly passenger behavior. The FAA logged nearly 6,000 reports of unruly behavior in 2021.While the number of reported incidents has declined, the number of cases where enforcement action was initiated has gone up. So far in 2022, there have been 468 enforcement cases initiated. In 2021, there were 350.

An American Airlines flight attendant was physically assaulted by an unruly passenger on Wednesday, according to airline officials.

Watch the video in the player above

The incident happened on American Airlines Flight 377 with service from San José del Cabo, Mexico, to Los Angeles International Airport. Law enforcement met the flight at the gate and removed the unruly individual, according to a statement from American Airlines.

Video posted on social media shows an individual approach a flight attendant toward the front of the plane and proceed to punch the flight attendant with an audible gasp from passengers who witnessed the incident.

"Acts of violence against our team members are not tolerated by American Airlines," the airline's statement says. "The individual involved in this incident will never be allowed to travel with us in the future, and we will work closely with law enforcement in their investigation."

A passenger from that flight was arrested, confirmed Ciaran McEvoy, public information officer with the United States Attorney's Office Central District of California. McEvoy added that their office is consulting with the FBI. No other information was provided.

CNN has reached out to the FBI and Los Angeles World Airports Police for further information.

"We thank our crew for their quick action and professionalism to ensure the safety of their fellow team members and customers on board," reads the statement from American Airlines. "Our thoughts are with our injured flight attendant, and we are ensuring that they and their fellow crew members have the support they need at this time."

Measures in place to address unruly passengers

In January 2021, the Federation Aviation Administration announced a "zero tolerance" policy for unruly passenger behavior that skips warnings or counseling and goes directly to penalties, which can include heavy fines and jail time.

A New York City woman was recently sentenced to four months in prison for interference with flight crew members for an incident that occurred aboard a February 2021 American Airlines flight.

The FAA proposed $5 million in fines against unruly passengers in 2021.

So far in 2022 there have been 1,973 reports of unruly passengers, according to the FAA.

The number of reported incidents of unruly passenger behavior has declined from 2021, which was a record year for unruly passenger behavior. The FAA logged nearly 6,000 reports of unruly behavior in 2021.

While the number of reported incidents has declined, the number of cases where enforcement action was initiated has gone up. So far in 2022, there have been 468 enforcement cases initiated. In 2021, there were 350.

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Frontier flight from CVG diverted to Atlanta after passenger found with box cutter

cincylink — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 04:11:30 +0000

A flight from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport headed to Tampa was diverted to Atlanta Friday night after an incident onboard. A Frontier Airlines representative confirmed to WLWT, flight 1761 was diverted to Atlanta after witnesses reported seeing one passenger with a box cutter. No injuries to passengers or crew were reported. The aircraft landed safely in Atlanta and the passenger in question was taken into custody by police officers, a Frontier spokesperson said. The plane departed from CVG around 7:23 p.m. and landed in Atlanta just before 9 p.m., officials said. Police have not released the suspect's identity at this time. All passengers were taken off the aircraft and are being put in a hotel overnight. WLWT received images from the incident from a witness on the plane. Passengers will be booked on a rescheduled flight for Saturday morning to transport them to their final destination of Tampa.This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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A flight from Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport headed to Tampa was diverted to Atlanta Friday night after an incident onboard.

A Frontier Airlines representative confirmed to WLWT, flight 1761 was diverted to Atlanta after witnesses reported seeing one passenger with a box cutter.

No injuries to passengers or crew were reported.

The aircraft landed safely in Atlanta and the passenger in question was taken into custody by police officers, a Frontier spokesperson said.

The plane departed from CVG around 7:23 p.m. and landed in Atlanta just before 9 p.m., officials said.

Police have not released the suspect's identity at this time.

All passengers were taken off the aircraft and are being put in a hotel overnight. WLWT received images from the incident from a witness on the plane.

Passengers will be booked on a rescheduled flight for Saturday morning to transport them to their final destination of Tampa.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated as more information becomes available.

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EMT who helped dying passenger notified of COVID-19 exposure 10 days after flight, he says

cincylink — Mon, 04 Oct 2021 05:08:29 +0000

An EMT who performed CPR on a fellow passenger who had a medical emergency onboard earlier this month, and later died from COVID-19, says he was just notified by his health department about his possible exposure - 10 days after the flight.

Tony Adalpa was on the Dec. 14 United flight from Orlando to Los Angeles, when a man became ill. Adalpa, trained as an EMT, began helping the man, identified as 69-year-old Isais Hernandez, along with flight attendants and others onboard. Adalpa says he performed CPR for about 45 minutes, and stayed near Hernandez as the plane made an early landing in New Orleans and Hernandez was taken to the hospital.

Hernandez died, and the coroner reported the cause of death was COVID-19.

United at the time believed he had suffered cardiac arrest and continued on to LAX. Adalpa took to Twitter to talk about the incident, and that he was feeling symptoms of COVID-19 about a week after the flight. He has reportedly taken multiple COVID-19 tests, with negative results.

On Sunday, December 27, Adalpa tweeted he was contacted by his health department.

“The whole world knows I was exposed and it took the County 10 days to notify me. I haven't heard anything from @CDCgov ... there's still people form the flight that haven't heard from anyone at all!(sic)” Adalpa tweeted.

??? spend less time making cartoons and more time actually tracing contacts. The whole world knows I was exposed and it took the County 10 days to notify me. I haven't heard anything from @CDCgov ... there's still people form the flight that haven't heard from anyone at all! https://t.co/OBcIAqwN6J

— Face (@TonyAldapa) December 28, 2020

His tweet shared an animated video made by the CDC that talked about contact tracing.

Other passengers on the Dec. 14 flight are being contacted by Los Angeles County health officials, according to KABC in Los Angeles.

United Airlines said they were working with the CDC on providing information about the flight and passengers, “so they can work with local health officials to conduct outreach to any customer the CDC believes may be at risk for possible exposure or infection," a representative for the airline told CBS LA earlier this month.

United says Hernandez had filled out a questionnaire before boarding the flight, which asked about testing positive for COVID-19 and having symptoms. It is now apparent the man "wrongly acknowledged this requirement,” the airline said.

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