Overview

• Minnie Holmes filed a federal lawsuit on June 3 accusing Delta Air Lines of negligence after a passenger punched her during an October 6 flight.
• The suit alleges flight attendants continued serving alcohol to a visibly intoxicated couple despite their boisterous conduct and repeated outbursts.
• Holmes, grieving her son’s recent death on a relief trip from San Juan to Minneapolis, endured chest pain and emotional distress from the unprompted assault.
• Flight attendants allegedly dismissed her appeals for help with “you guys need to figure this out” and did not intervene as tensions escalated.
• The disruptive couple was relocated and removed by MSP Airport Police upon landing, and it remains unclear whether they faced criminal charges.