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The FAA Has Seen A 'Significantly Higher' Number Of Unruly Passenger Reports In 2021

After a flight attendant lost two teeth during an attack by a customer, Southwest Airlines decided to delay its return to serving passengers alcohol.
Updated May 28, 2021 at 9:41 PM ET

A flight attendant on a Southwest Airlines plane lost two teeth over the weekend after allegedly being punched by a passenger who had "repeatedly ignored standard inflight instructions," according to an airline spokesman.

The Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department Vyvianna Quinonez, 28, with battery causing serious bodily injury in the incident, and later went viral.

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