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struggle4progress

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Sun Nov 14, 2021, 12:07 AM Nov 2021

Southwest Airlines employee assaulted by passenger at Dallas Love Field

Author: Alex Cruz
Published: 6:38 PM CST November 13, 2021
Updated: 9:17 PM CST November 13, 2021

DALLAS — A Southwest Airlines employee had to be taken to a hospital after airline officials said she was assaulted by a passenger during boarding on Saturday ...

Dallas police said the passenger had gone to the back of the plane during boarding and had a "verbal altercation" with a flight attendant who asked the passenger to leave the plane. According to police, the passenger went to the front of the plane, had a "verbal altercation" with another flight attendant and hit that attendant in the head with a fist.

The passenger was taken into custody by law enforcement ... her identity and possible charges were not immediately released ...

... In 2021, there have been 5,114 reports of unruly passengers between Jan. 1 and Nov. 9 across all airlines, according to the FAA's data.

https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/southwest-airlines-employee-taken-to-hospital-after-being-assaulted-by-passenger-dallas-love-field-officials-say/287-44e25b95-e729-479f-8b9a-85d8e020418a

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Southwest Airlines employee assaulted by passenger at Dallas Love Field (Original Post) struggle4progress Nov 2021 OP
MAGA - the gift that keeps on giving PSPS Nov 2021 #1
Now she might be MAGA. BlackSkimmer Nov 2021 #9
If you don't like flight attendants DanieRains Nov 2021 #2
Not to mention NJCher Nov 2021 #3
lol nt Chille Nov 2021 #6
Arielle Jean Jackson, 32 dalton99a Nov 2021 #4
I think flight attendant 's should be allowed to carry & use non-lethal force ! monkeyman1 Nov 2021 #5
Now that sounds like someone that should perhaps be added to the no fly list. nt cstanleytech Nov 2021 #7
This is becoming Chille Nov 2021 #8
 

Chille

(193 posts)
8. This is becoming
Sun Nov 14, 2021, 05:16 AM
Nov 2021

a normal action. At least once a week I hear a similar story. It can’t be the pandemic 😷 or can it?

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