Air Rage: Banned by One Airline, Welcome on Another

Should the U.S. Create a National No-Fly List for Unruly Airline Passengers? If you’re a news junkie like me, you’ve probably noticed a recurring pattern lately: reports of unruly airline passengers choking off-duty flight attendants, trying to open exit doors mid-flight, attempting to breach cockpits, and even broadcasting the word “BOMB” from a personal device and forcing a flight diversion. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there have been 687 unruly passenger incident reports in the U.S. so far this year. While that’s not even close to the record-setting 5,973 disturbances reported in 2021, the ongoing wave of incidents making headlines this year is still very unsettling. In one case, a United Airlines flight was diverted after a passenger allegedly made multiple attempts to breach the cockpit. Just a few days ago, a Frontier passenger allegedly tried to open an exit door mid-flight before reportedly choking an off-duty flight attendant who intervened. Separately, another United flight was forced to divert after a passenger allegedly attempted to open a cabin door at 36,000 feet and assaulted another traveler onboard. What’s even more unsettling is that even if ...