Coverage dated November 13, 2021

Southwest Employee Taken to Hospital After Assault at Love Field, Officials Say

Headline from NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

A woman was arrested and a Southwest Airlines employee hospitalized after a confrontation at Dallas Love Field on Saturday, authorities say.

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  1. NBC News

    Southwest Airlines employee hospitalized after passenger punched her, police say (opens NBC News)

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    A Southwest Airlines employee was assaulted by a passenger Saturday afternoon following a "verbal altercation," the airline said.

  2. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Southwest Employee Taken to Hospital After Assault at Love Field, Officials Say (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    A woman was arrested and a Southwest Airlines employee hospitalized after a confrontation at Dallas Love Field on Saturday, authorities say.

  3. Newsweek

    Southwest employee hospitalized after being punched by passenger (opens Newsweek)

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    An airline spokesperson told Newsweek that the female passenger "verbally and physically" assaulted an operations agent shortly after boarding a flight from Dallas to New York City.

  4. Fox10 Phoenix

    Southwest flight attendant hospitalized after alleged assault by passenger (opens Fox10 Phoenix)

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    A flight attendant for Southwest Airlines was hospitalized Saturday after she was allegedly assaulted by a passenger boarding a flight to New York City from Dallas Love Field.

  5. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Southwest employee hospitalized after being assaulted by female passenger (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Kay Jones and Amanda Jackson, CNN A Southwest Airlines employee was taken to a Dallas hospital on Saturday after being assaulted by a passenger at Love Field Airport, according to the airline. A female operations agent was “verbally and physically” assaulted by a female passenger as a flight from…

  6. 12News Now Beaumont

    Southwest Airlines employee taken to hospital after being assaulted by passenger at Dallas Love Field, officials say (opens 12News Now Beaumont)

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    The airline said a passenger was "verbally and physically assaulting" an operations agent during boarding on Saturday.

  7. FOX 5 New York

    Southwest employee hospitalized after being assaulted by passenger at Dallas Love Field (opens FOX 5 New York)

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    A Southwest flight attendant was hospitalized after being assaulted by a passenger while boarding a flight to New York at Dallas Love Field Saturday afternoon.

  8. NBC New York

    Pre-Flight Assault Sends Southwest Employee to Hospital Before Takeoff to NYC, Officials Say (opens NBC New York)

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    A woman was arrested and a Southwest Airlines employee hospitalized after a confrontation at Dallas Love Field on Saturday, authorities say.

  9. Insider

    Southwest Airlines employee hospitalized after being assaulted by a passenger on a flight from Dallas, reports say (opens Insider)

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    A 32-year-old woman was arrested and charged with aggravated assault after an altercation on a Southwest Airlines plane, according to reports.

  10. WCNC

    Southwest Airlines employee taken to hospital after being assaulted by passenger (opens WCNC)

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    According to police, the passenger went to the front of the plane, had a "verbal altercation" with another flight attendant and then hit the attendant in the head.

  11. Washington Post

    Southwest Airlines employee hospitalized after passenger punches her in the head, officials say (opens Washington Post)

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    The assault comes amid a sharp increase in violent incidents on flights, many involving covid-related measures.

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

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