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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,034 posts)
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 11:42 PM Oct 2021

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says a 'no-fly list' should be considered for unruly

passengers after a flight attendant was assaulted

Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that adding unruly passengers to a "no-fly list" should be an option after the latest incident involving the assault of a flight attendant.

The Federal Aviation Administration has investigated more than 900 unruly passenger incidents in 2021, up from 146 in 2019. Last week, an American Airlines flight attendant had multiple broken bones in her face after being attacked by a passenger.

On CNN's State of the Union, Dana Bash asked Buttigieg if there should be a "federal no-fly list for people who behave like this."

"I think that should be on the table," Buttigieg said. "It is completely unacceptable to mistreat, abuse, or even disrespect flight crews."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/transportation-secretary-pete-buttigieg-says-234039851.html
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says a 'no-fly list' should be considered for unruly (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2021 OP
I don't disagree... Texasgal Oct 2021 #1
Absolutely. PoindexterOglethorpe Oct 2021 #2
Well Yeah! The zombies need Cha Oct 2021 #3
K& big R#5 - works for me! UTUSN Oct 2021 #4
Soon please. I don't want those aholes on the plane with me or anywhere near. diane in sf Nov 2021 #5
It's gotten completely nuts. This woman was seriously, seriously injured... Hekate Nov 2021 #6
Absolutely! DFW Nov 2021 #7

PoindexterOglethorpe

(25,862 posts)
2. Absolutely.
Sun Oct 31, 2021, 11:50 PM
Oct 2021

I'm a former airline employee, and even back in my day passengers could be difficult, to say the least. But they weren't physically abusive as happens now. Ban them. For life.

Hekate

(90,714 posts)
6. It's gotten completely nuts. This woman was seriously, seriously injured...
Mon Nov 1, 2021, 03:21 AM
Nov 2021
Last week, an American Airlines flight attendant had multiple broken bones in her face after being attacked by a passenger.

Whatever gave the thug who did that the idea he had the remotest right to assault her or any other human being for just doing her job?

In addition, on an aircraft this could have deadly results for every passenger and crew member aboard.

DFW

(54,405 posts)
7. Absolutely!
Mon Nov 1, 2021, 03:34 AM
Nov 2021

At 39,000 feet, you can‘t pull over and call the cops.

Get these people‘s ID, including face-recognition images, in case they change their names.

Let them take the bus.

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