Incidents on planes are not a new thing for us. In fact, there has been an increase in weird, bizarre and violent incidents. A recent one happened on one of the Frontier Airlines flights. This low-cost US airline witnessed a violent incident where a passenger hit the flight attendant with an intercom phone! Read further to know the details of this Frontier Airlines incident.
Frontier Airlines Flight Passenger Hits The Flight Attendant
According to a report by The Daily Beast, a passenger travelling on a Frontier Airlines flight hit the flight attendant. The incident took place on a Tampa-bound flight at the Denver International Airport. According to the airline officials, the woman who was on board the flight became aggressive. So, the attendants asked her to deplane.
In response to this, she struck a flight attendant with an intercom phone as she was getting off the plane. The reason for such an act was unclear and she was taken into custody by the Denver Police Department. She was cited for assault on the airline employee. After that, she was able to book another flight ticket to reach home. As for the original Tampa flight, it took off four hours after the incident.
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Unruly Behaviour Of Passengers On Flight
According to The Federal Aviation Authority report, they have received more than 600 reports on unruly behaviour of passengers in 2023. This included violent and hostile behaviour of passengers, urinating incidents, etc.
One of the incidents took place on an American Airlines flight where a man was booked for urinating on a fellow passenger. According to the reports, he was under the influence of alcohol. In fact, the majority of such incidents took place when passengers were intoxicated.
Another incident took place on the IndiGo flight where a passenger was seen shouting at one of the flight attendants. He even called her a servant and not an employee. According to the airline, the issue stemmed from the meals that a select number of passengers who used a codeshare link had chosen.
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