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American Airline: 'One Of The Worst' Assault In Airline's History On Flight Attendant
October 29, 2021
January 21, 2022
American Airlines Flight 38, a Boeing 777 with 129 passengers and 14 crew members abroad, turned back for Miami late Wednesday about an hour into the trip, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware.
The traveller has been banned from flying the airline pending an investigation, the carrier said. The Miami-Dade Police Department didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
Reports of unruly behaviour on planes surged to a record 5,981 last year, more than 71% tied to disputes over a federal mask mandate that went into effect early last year, though airlines had required them since the coronavirus pandemic began.
Some incidents included physical assault against crews. In October, an American Airlines flight attendant was hospitalized after a passenger allegedly struck her in the face, forcing the cross-country flight to divert.
