Coverage dated September 21, 2022

Unruly passenger physically assaulted flight attendant, American Airlines says

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By Laura Studley, Amanda Jackson and Marnie Hunter, CNN An American Airlines flight attendant was physically assaulted by an unruly passenger on Wednesday, according to airline officials. The incident happened on American Airlines Flight 377 with service from San José del Cabo, Mexico, to Los Angele…

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  1. KVIA El Paso

    Unruly passenger physically assaulted flight attendant, American Airlines says (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Laura Studley, Amanda Jackson and Marnie Hunter, CNN An American Airlines flight attendant was physically assaulted by an unruly passenger on Wednesday, according to airline officials. The incident happened on American Airlines Flight 377 with service from San José del Cabo, Mexico, to Los Angele…

  2. Insider

    An American Airlines passenger is in custody after allegedly punching a flight attendant in the back of the head during incident caught on camera (opens Insider)

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    The alleged assault was captured on video and shared to social media. American Airlines has since banned the passenger for life.

  3. FOX 5 New York

    Passenger punches American Airlines flight attendant during flight (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    An American Airlines passenger was arrested for assaulting a flight attendant during an international flight.

  4. Foxla

    American Airlines attendant allegedly punched by 'unruly passenger' on flight from Cabo to LAX (opens Foxla)

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    American Airlines said the passenger is banned from traveling with them for life in response to the alleged assault.

  5. NBC News

    American Airlines passenger detained after allegedly assaulting attendant (opens NBC News)

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    "The individual involved in this incident will never be allowed to travel with us in the future, and we will work closely with law enforcement in their investigation," the airline said.

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