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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

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

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

BA Passenger Sentenced to Community Order and Six-Month Travel Ban After Abusive LAX–Heathrow Flight

Freebird Passenger Pleads Guilty Over Drunken Newcastle Flight Delay

New Jersey Man Charged After Threatening Passengers, Crew, and Pilot on Flight

Passenger Charged After Violent Incident on United Airlines Flight

NJ Man Indicted for Disruptive Mid-Flight Behavior on American Airlines