UNRULY PASSENGER UPDATE

He then subsequently assaulted the flight attendant, as seen in the footage.Īfter reportedly hitting the American Airlines worker, the unruly passenger walked to the front of the plane again but was restrained by other passengers. When a flight attendant asked the passenger to return to his seat, Le allegedly refused and attempted to hit the worker but missed.

The unruly passenger then walked to the front of the plane where he lingered near the first-class area and sat in an open seat. 📹: Donald Hoover /N6JjKiOAOBīefore the incident, Le was acting aggressively toward a flight attendant by grabbing his shoulder and demanding coffee, according to an arrest affidavit via CBS Los Angeles. Good samaritans helped restrain the passenger until the flight landed at LAX, according to witnesses. Audible gasps could be heard by those nearby.Ī man was arrested by Los Angeles Airport police after assaulting a flight attendant on an American Airlines flight from Cabo. Video footage, shared on social media by a passenger, shows a flight attendant standing in the aisle asking a passenger wearing an orange shirt, “Are you threatening me?”Īs the American Airlines worker walks away, the unruly passenger appeared to charge and sucker punch the attendant from behind. The FBI took over the investigation due to the incident occurring mid-air. After having been extended several times, it is due to expire next week.Alexander Tung Cuu Le, 33, was arrested after the flight landed at LAX on suspicion of interfering with a flight. The FAA has launched 1,422 investigations and 509 enforcement actions, it adds.Ī national mask mandate on board aircraft has been in place since January 2021, in order to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. Such behaviour includes assaulting, threatening, intimidating or interfering with airline crew members.Īs of 4 April, the aviation regulator says it has received 7,062 reports of unruly passengers as a result of the order, 4,997 of which were related to customers refusing to wear face coverings. The FAA says it has levied approximately $2 million in fines since the government’s “zero-tolerance” order, aimed at deterring belligerent behaviour onboard aircraft, took effect in early 2021. The two proposed fines are the “largest-ever fines… against two passengers for alleged unruly behaviour”, the FAA says.

That passenger “attempted to hug and kiss the passenger seated next to her walked to the front of the aircraft to try to exit during flight refused to return to her seat and bit another passenger multiple times”. The FAA also proposed a $77,272 fine against a Delta Air Lines customer travelling from Las Vegas to Atlanta on 16 July 2021. The passenger was arrested after the aircraft landed in Charlotte. “After the passenger was restrained in flex cuffs, she spit at, head butted, bit and tried to kick the crew and other passengers.” Two flight attendants tried to restrain the passenger, but she repeatedly hit one of the flight attendants on the head,” the FAA says. “The passenger then pushed the flight attendant aside and tried to open the cabin door. The FAA says the passenger “threatened to hurt the flight attendant that offered help to the passenger after she fell into the aisle”. The fine was levied on a passenger who was travelling from Dallas-Fort Worth to Charlotte (North Carolina) on 7 July 2021. Decade of Airline Excellence Awards 2020įAA says many unruly passenger incidents stem from their refusal to wear face coverings to mitigate the spread of Covid-19.Airline Business special: CEOs to watch in 2021.FlightGlobal Guide to Business Aviation Training and Safety 2021.

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