The coronavirus pandemic has damaged the mental health of some in America, resulting in a record 1,900 plus incident reports being filed with the FAA, regarding violence on airplanes. Over 4,000 passengers have been banned from various airlines in America.

The FAA is very concerned regarding the spike in violence and fear for the safety of airport and airline workers, many of whom have been physically assaulted. There have been many bloody fights in airports and on airplanes.

This week a flight attendant in San Diego, California was brutally beaten by a passenger for simply doing her job. The flight attendant asked the passenger, 28-year-old Vyvianna Quinonez, to put her seatbelt back on and sit down while the plane was taxing on the runway.

The passenger inexplicably and inexcusably punched the flight attendant in the face so hard, she fell to the floor, lost two teeth and sustained very visible bruising. Images show the flight attendant bleeding from the face. The flight attendant was treated for her injuries at a local hospital in San Diego.

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Flight attendant loses 2 teeth in assault by passenger

DALLAS (AP) — A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was assaulted by a passenger and lost two teeth in the attack last weekend, according to a union president, who complained to the airline’s CEO about unruly passengers. “Unfortunately, this is just one of many occurrences,” said the union president, Lyn Montgomery. She said there were 477 incidents of “misconduct” by passengers on Southwest planes between April 8 and May 15.

A Southwest spokesman said Tuesday that the incident happened Sunday morning after a flight from Sacramento landed in San Diego and involved a female passenger. “The passenger repeatedly ignored standard inflight instructions and became verbally and physically abusive upon landing,” said the spokesman, Chris Mainz. He said police were asked to meet the plane when it arrived in San Diego, and the passenger was taken into custody...

The Federal Aviation Administration said Monday that airlines have reported 2,500 incidents of unruly passengers this year, including 1,900 cases in which passengers refused to wear face masks, which are required by federal rule. The FAA provided those numbers as it announced it was seeking civil penalties totaling $54,500 against five passengers for behavior ranging from refusing to wear a mask to assaulting flight attendants.

“I’ve been in the industry since 1992, and this is the worst ever,” Montgomery said in an interview. “People seem to be more angry. When they’re asked to do something, compliance seems to be more difficult.”...

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