Are these occurring more often? Or just being reported more often?
Sure seems this kind of behavior is becoming more frequent, though.
Officials say a Delta Airlines flight bound for Beijing returned to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport after a passenger assaulted a flight attendant.
KOMO-TV reported Sea-Tac Airport spokesman Perry Cooper said the incident happened on Delta flight 129 Thursday night.
Cooper said a man in first class assaulted a flight attendant about 45 minutes into the flight.
Cooper said passengers then helped restrain the man until the plane landed back in Seattle.
Delta said in a statement “The passenger was restrained on board and was removed from the flight by law enforcement without further incident.”
Officials said two people, including the flight attendant, were injured and taken to a hospital.
Officials said the flight would leave for Beijing later Thursday night.
Via the AP