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United Flight Diverts to Milwaukee After Passenger Threatens to Exit Plane

A deputy response led United to cancel the flight when the crew reached duty-time limits.

22-Year-Old Passenger Identified After Death on Southwest Flight to Los Angeles

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

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

Passenger Bites Fellow Traveler on American Airlines Flight; Pilot Requests EMTs and Police

Lufthansa A380 Diverts to Boston After Onboard Assault

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 Madison After Passenger Attempts to Breach Cockpit

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

Delta Flight to Shanghai Diverts to Seattle Over Disruptive Passenger

Smoking Battery Forces United Express Lubbock–Houston Flight to Divert to San Antonio

Delta Flight Turns Back to Houston After Unruly Passenger as Cockpit-Access Claim Is Disputed

Passenger Who Assaulted American Airlines Flight Attendant Gets Probation, $500 Fine

Passenger Who Tampered With Exit Door on Delta Connection Flight Sentenced to 18 Months

Judge Orders Detention After United Flight Diverts Over Alleged Midair Assault

Alaska Passenger Charged After Alleged Midair Attempt to Open Cabin Door

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

Peraton Chosen to Lead FAA’s Brand New Air Traffic Control Overhaul by 2028

Passenger Charged After Two Teens Stabbed With Fork on Lufthansa Flight Diverted to Boston