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Passenger Tried to Open Emergency Exit and Strangled Off‑Duty Flight Attendant, Flight Diverted to Miami

Federal prosecutors filed charges that could bring about 21 years in prison, signaling firmer enforcement of dangerous in‑flight behavior

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

Dublin Man Convicted of Attempted Sexual Assault of Child on Paris to Belfast Flight

AirAsia Flight Diverted to Bangkok After Passenger Strips, Tries to Exit Plane

Canberra Woman Due in Court Over Alleged Assault on Perth-Bound Flight

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

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

Edinburgh–Tenerife Flight Gets Priority Landing After Alleged Attack on Cabin Crew

Belfast Social Worker Charged Over Alleged EasyJet Air-Rage Incident as Court Sets 9 December Hearing

Lufthansa Flight Diverted to Boston After Onboard Assault as U.S. Prosecutors File Charges

‘Verbally Abusive’ Passenger Forces JetBlue Boston–Las Vegas Flight to Return to Logan

Alaska Flight Diverts to Boise After Alleged Assaults on Crew

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

Video Shows Man Grab Woman by the Neck on American Airlines Flight to Miami as Deputies Make No Arrests

Francisco Torres Sentenced to Time Served for Midair Attack and Door Tampering

TUI Passenger Charged After Attempting to Open Cabin Door Mid-Flight

Passengers Return Safely After TUI Flight Diverts to Maine Over Smoking

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Midair Attack on Flight Crew

Drunken Passenger Forces Emergency Landing on Helsinki-Zurich Flight