Delta Flight Requests Supervisor After Vaping Incident (thetravel.com)
Delta Air Lines Flight 2498 from Atlanta to Newark requested a supervisor meet the aircraft after a passenger admitted to vaping in a lavatory. The incident… more
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2026
JetBlue Couple Removed After Seat Threat (amplify.upworthy.com)
A JetBlue flight to New York removed a couple after the woman threatened to cough on passengers when asked to return to her assigned seat. The incident… more
VendorsJetBlue (Airline)Ex-GAT Employee Jailed for $600K Airline Fraud (aviationa2z.com)
Chaculvin Hayes, a former GAT Airline Ground Support employee, was sentenced to 16 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $602,886.18 in restitution… more
Security Alert Triggered by Unruly Passenger (mirror.co.uk)
American Airlines flight AA1586 from Miami to New York triggered a security alert at JFK Airport on October 26 after crew reported an unruly passenger… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)NDLEA arrests two cocaine couriers at Abuja airport (chronicle.ng)
Two Europe-based Nigerians were arrested on October 28 while attempting to board Air France flight AF 832 from Abuja to Paris with 200 wraps of cocaine… more
VendorsAir France (Airline)French National Detained with Cocaine at Piarco (guardian.co.tt)
Customs officers seized 3.065 kilograms of cocaine from a French national's luggage at Piarco International Airport on Thursday. The drugs, valued at $122,600… more
Southwest Flight Attendant Surrenders in Elder Fraud Case (aviationa2z.com)
Anthony Weaver surrendered to Broward County authorities on October 27, 2026, facing third-degree grand theft charges for allegedly exploiting an elderly… more
VendorsSouthwest (Airline)Passenger Arrested for Slurs on Delta Flight (aviationa2z.com)
Port Authority officers arrested Jerome Anixter at JFK on October 22, 2026, after he allegedly made racist remarks and gun noises during the removal from… more
American Airlines attendant arrested for elderly scam (local10.com)
An American Airlines flight attendant was arrested at Miami International Airport. The employee is accused of defrauding an elderly Florida woman of $25,000.
VendorsAmerican (Airline)NDLEA Arrests Two Women at Lagos Airport (thewhistler.ng)
A 62-year-old Nigerian-American grandmother was arrested at Murtala Muhammed International Airport on October 21 after arriving from Houston with 9.45kg… more
American Airlines Flight Returns After Threat (cbsnews.com)
An American Airlines flight bound for Guyana returned to Miami International Airport on Thursday evening after a passenger allegedly threatened a flight… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)AirportsMIA (Miami International Airport)Woman Explains Earring Pin on Delta Flight (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
Kadia Tubman says she pinned an earring to her sleeve with the pin facing out to stop a seatmate from hogging the armrest and bumping her arm on a Delta Air Lines… more
Delta Flight 146 Evacuated Over Drunk Passengers (thetravel.com)
Three intoxicated Delta One passengers refused to leave Delta flight DL146 at [Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport in Chile on Friday night after… more
AI-Faked Boarding Pass Prompts Turkish Airlines Return (rustourismnews.com)
A Turkish Airlines passenger on flight TK2326 from Istanbul to Izmir allegedly used AI to alter his mobile boarding pass, changing his economy seat in… more
VendorsTurkish Airlines (Airline)AirportsIST (İstanbul Airport)Two Charged in Detroit Airport Car Crashes (deadlinedetroit.com)
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy charged Brian Sutton, 37, of Clinton Township, and David Chamlee, 67, of Southgate, with intentionally crashing their… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)Brawl on Ryanair Stansted to Ibiza flight (mirror.co.uk)
A fight broke out between passengers on a Ryanair flight from London Stansted to Ibiza on October 5 as the plane prepared to land. Cabin crew tried to… more
Duct-taped BWI passenger faces federal charges (wbaltv.com)
Layne Lundeen, 67, of Arizona, was indicted on federal charges of interfering with flight crew members and assaulting them by stalking, beating and wounding… more
Snack theft and racial insult disrupt Delta flight to JFK (thetravel.com)
A passenger aboard Delta Air Lines flight 1034 from Atlanta to New York JFK tried to steal snacks from the service cart about an hour into the flight… more
Men Arrested for Smuggling Birds in Underwear at Miami Airport (simpleflying.com)
Two men arriving at Miami International Airport from Cuba were arrested for smuggling live birds concealed in undergarments. Hernandez Castillo was found… more
Passenger Trapped in Lavatory Draws Crowdsourced Response (theaviationhub.co.uk)
A passenger on American Airlines flight AA258 from Philadelphia to Lisbon was unable to open the lavatory door and posted on X for help, drawing over 1.1… more
Airline Passenger Squashed by Shirtless Seatmate (thetravel.com)
American Airlines passenger Breanna Morello said she was 'traumatized' after a seatmate she described as 300-plus pounds removed his shirt and encroached… more
VendorsAmerican (Airline)Selma Blair arrested after biting flight attendant on Delta flight (cbsnews.com)
Selma Blair was arrested Sunday night after allegedly biting a flight attendant on Delta Air Lines Flight 938 from Los Angeles to New York's JFK Airport… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)Unattended Bag Prompts Bomb Squad at San Diego Airport (hoodline.com)
An unattended bag containing an unidentified substance near the Alaska Airlines area of Terminal 2 at San Diego International Airport on Saturday prompted… more
VendorsAlaska (Airline)AirportsSAN (San Diego International Airport)Frontier attendant fights passenger after Atlanta landing (tmz.com)
A Frontier Airlines flight attendant wrestled with a passenger after flight 2052 from New Orleans landed in Atlanta on October 6. A mechanical issue misaligned… more
Delta removes seat-refusal passenger on Bogota-Antlanta flight (mirror.co.uk)
Santiago Daza was removed from a Delta flight from Bogotá to Atlanta on September 9 after he refused to swap his assigned seat for a less comfortable one… more
VendorsDelta (Airline)United Flight Requests Hazmat After Lavatory Incident (thetravel.com)
A United Airlines flight from Mexico City to Newark requested a hazmat cleaning after a passenger replastered a lavatory wall. The Boeing 737 MAX 8 landed… more
Passenger Lunges for Door on Sweltering Frontier Flight (paddleyourownkanoo.com)
A passenger on Frontier Airlines flight 2052 from New Orleans to Atlanta lunged for the forward cabin door after the jet bridge malfunctioned, leaving… more
Delta passenger steals tug for tarmac joy ride (x.com)
Is it fitting that this happened at John Wayne Airport? 🤠
Man With Fake Boarding Pass Forces Frontier Flight Deplaning (liveandletsfly.com)
A man allegedly boarded Frontier Airlines flight 1447 from Atlanta to San Francisco with a fake boarding pass and refused to leave, forcing all passengers… more
Stowaway Svetlana Dali Sneaks Onto United Flight to Milan (abc7.com)
Svetlana Dali, previously convicted of stowing away on a Delta flight from JFK to Paris, allegedly boarded a United flight at Newark airport on Wednesday… more