Unruly behavior from plane passengers has never been this bad, says flight attendant union chief

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As air travel rebounds, so has the number of unruly passengers aboard planes. In one incident last weekend, a flight attendant lost two teeth. Union activist FlyingWithSara joins to discuss.

While airline travel has picked up in recent months as Covid vaccinations become more available, TSA checkpoint data shows travel is still notably below 2019 levels.

"Typically what flight attendants will do, when we see a conflict arise on the plane, we're trained to deescalate. We look for our helpers," Nelson said. However, she said the passenger mix is different than pre-Covid. "It's very difficult when you don't have people on the plane who are regularly flying, who sort of know the program, who are our typical people that we'd go to, at least, create peer pressure but also help to try to calm down these incidents," she said.

Nelson said increased messaging around the consequences for passengers who act out — such as FAA fines — would be helpful. That includes not only on-board messages from the flight captain, but also throughout airports, she said."A lot of times these events are exacerbated by alcohol, so we've been asking the government and the airlines to make sure they're not selling alcohol right now because that's only adding to the problem that is clearly out of control.

 

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