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Delta Flight to Shanghai Diverts to Seattle Over Disruptive Passenger

The diversion underscores carriers’ willingness to reroute flights for safety during a rise in unruly passenger cases.

French Passenger Charged After Alleged First‑Class Assault on Zurich–Miami Flight

Indian Passenger Charged in Singapore Over Alleged Molestation of Singapore Airlines Flight Attendant

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

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

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

Jet2 Passenger Jailed for In-Flight Sex Assaults That Forced Diversion

Alaska Passenger Charged After Alleged Midair Attempt to Open Cabin Door

Court of Appeal Raises Sentence to Four Years and Three Months for Virgin Atlantic Passenger Who Made Rape and Death Threats

Virginia Man Sues EgyptAir for $5 Million Over Needle Prick in Seatback Pocket

Akasa Air Passenger Detained After Attempt to Open Emergency Exit During Taxi in Varanasi

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

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

Ryanair Milan–London Flight Diverts to Paris After Passengers Try to Destroy Passports

Judge Orders American Airlines Passenger Held After Duct-Tape Restraint on Las Vegas Flight

Mounir Botros, 71, Faces Court Over Alleged In-Flight Indecency on LA–Melbourne Route

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

Ryanair Flight Diverts to Toulouse After Passenger Tries to Open Exit and Is Removed by Police

Ryanair Flight Turns Back to Manchester After Passenger Allegedly Tries to Open Emergency Exit

Passenger Assaults Crew and Deploys Emergency Slide After Vienna Landing