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Customer hits Frontier flight attendant with intercom phone, airline says

Headline from FOX 6 Milwaukee

The company said it happened Sunday morning on a flight from Denver to Tampa while the plane was awaiting departure.

FOX 6 Milwaukee's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Reports & sources

28 articles, oldest first.

  1. Insider

    A 'belligerent' Frontier passenger was arrested after grabbing an intercom and hitting a flight attendant with it, airline says (opens Insider)

    Published

    Insider's feed description

    Frontier Airlines told Insider a passenger onboard a flight from Denver to Tampa was asked to deplane and was arrested by law enforcement.

  2. CNN

    Passenger cited after hitting Frontier Airlines flight attendant with intercom phone (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A “belligerent” passenger who was asked to leave a plane departing from Denver was later cited arrested for striking an airline employee with an intercom phone, Frontier Airlines said in a statement Sunday.

  3. FOX 6 Milwaukee

    Customer hits Frontier flight attendant with intercom phone, airline says (opens FOX 6 Milwaukee)

    Published

    FOX 6 Milwaukee's feed description

    The company said it happened Sunday morning on a flight from Denver to Tampa while the plane was awaiting departure.

  4. New York Post

    ‘Belligerent’ Frontier Airlines passenger arrested after hitting employee with intercom phone (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The passenger – identified by Denver police as Shuri Turner – was asked to deplane a Tampa-bound Frontier Airlines flight after she “became belligerent onboard.”

  5. WFLA

    ‘Belligerent’ Tampa-bound passenger struck flight attendant with intercom phone: Frontier (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    A Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Tampa was delayed for hours Sunday after a passenger allegedly struck a flight attendant with an intercom phone after being asked to deplane from a flight …

  6. WMUR

    ‘Belligerent’ passenger arrested after hitting flight attendant with intercom phone, Frontier Airlines says (opens WMUR)

    Published

    WMUR's feed description

    A “belligerent” passenger who was asked to leave a plane departing from Denver was later arrested for striking an airline employee with an intercom phone.

  7. FOX Business

    Frontier Airlines says passenger hit flight attendant with intercom phone (opens FOX Business)

    Published

    FOX Business's feed description

    A passenger on a Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Tampa allegedly struck a flight attendant with an intercom phone after being asked to leave the airplane.

  8. NBC News

    Passenger on Frontier Airlines plane hit flight attendant with intercom phone, authorities say (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    Shuri Turner allegedly assaulted the airline worker while she was being escorted off flight 708 from Denver to Tampa, according to Denver police and the airline.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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