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Alaska Airlines Flight 305 Locks Cockpit After Passenger Threats, Deputies Find No Credible Threat

The plane was cleared by Miami‑Dade deputies after passengers were temporarily deplaned for an investigation with FAA review expected.

Passenger Removed in Handcuffs After BA Flight Attendant Repeatedly Orders Him to Sit

Passenger Indicted After Alleged Buttocks Slap Forces Delta Flight to Divert

Frontier Flight Diverted to Miami After Passenger Tried to Open Exit Door and Choked Flight Attendant

United Flight Diverts to Dulles After Passenger Tried to Open Door at Cruising Altitude

Passenger Arrested After Attempt to Open Cathay Pacific Plane Door Mid-Flight on Boston–Hong Kong Route

Passenger Charged After Duct-Tape Restraint on American Airlines Las Vegas Flight

Air Canada Flight to Las Vegas Diverts to Chicago Over Disruptive Passenger

23-Year-Old Faces Multiple Charges After Emergency Landing in Iowa