Southwest Airlines flight attendant loses two teeth after passenger assault......

[marmar]

Southwest Airlines flight attendant loses two teeth after passenger assault; inflight incidents at 'intolerable level,' union says


A Southwest Airlines flight attendant was assaulted by a passenger over the weekend and lost two teeth, according to a letter the flight attendants union sent to the airline's CEO Monday in an appeal for more safeguards as travel rebounds.

"This past weekend, one of our flight attendants was seriously assaulted, resulting in injuries to the face and a loss of two teeth,'' Lyn Montgomery, president of TWU Local 556 said in the letter. "Unfortunately, this is just one of many occurrences. I

write to you today because we cannot tolerate our beloved cohearts (being abused in such a manner, and because I am asking for your help and leadership in ending these travesties.''

The union said there were 477 passenger misconduct incidents on Southwest between April 8 and May 15. ..............(more)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/airline-news/2021/05/25/southwest-airlines-flight-attendant-loses-two-teeth-passenger-assault/7425193002/?

[lagomorph777]

1. Put all Trump voters on the No-Fly List.

Air safety will improve dramatically.

[2naSalit]

2. +1

[dchill]

4. Your seeming hyperbole is actually just fact.

[dalton99a]

7. +1

[uponit7771]

9. +1,

[Treefrog]

17. Ive seen a lot of these videos, and the majority of these violent flyers do not appear to be

Trumpers, certainly don’t fit the profile anyway.

[Maraya1969]

22. What do they appear to be to you?

[Treefrog]

37. Feel free to google any of these airline or airport incidents and let me know.

I don’t know their political views but they sure don’t look like the Jan 6 insurrectionists.

[Maru Kitteh]

42. You said they didn't look like "Trumpers" then changed it to

Jan. 6 insurrectionists.

Are you under the impression that the sudden onslaught of assholes assaulting airline stewards over mask mandates are apolitical? Biden supporters? Bernie folk? What?

[yardwork]

25. What does a Trumper look like to you?

[Treefrog]

36. What do they look like to you?

I know what they normally do NOT look like.

[stopdiggin]

47. no. that is a fallacy.

People of color, college students, buttoned down execs and lawyers. Soccer moms, blue haired grannies .. college profs, cowboys, athletes, punks and artists -- they all voted for Trump. And, no, you can not pick them out of a line-up.

If you're going to argue -- at least argue intelligently.

[stopdiggin]

31. well attendants themselves are claiming

that 90% of this is anti-masking. Does that accord better with your observations?

(I do think there are a certain portion of these 'incidents' that are just plain mental breakdowns - travel is stressful stuff, and some people are just not well equipped. But we've also become accustomed, and too accepting?, of plain old boorish, entitled and bad behavior. And, in either case, flight crew should not have to put up with your sh*t!)

[Treefrog]

38. Many people who refuse to wear masks are not necessarily trumpers.

Please feel ree to do your own research.

[stopdiggin]

46. no, I'd agree with that assesment

I also believe that there are probably a certain number of Q-Anon adherents -- that are not Trump voters. But I also believe that the overlap between those populations is reasonably significant. You would agree?

[Maru Kitteh]

48. Please feel free to back up your mouth with data.

If wishes made wings, a toad wouldn't bump his ass hoppin'.




Maskholes overwhelmingly identify/ied with Drumpf, statistically.


https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/blog/meet-press-blog-latest-news-analysis-data-driving-political-discussion-n988541/ncrd1227341#blogHeader

[kirkuchiyo]

3. No mask? Fine, you don't fly ever again.

[Siwsan]

5. Any verbal threats and/or physical confrontation by a passenger should earn a lifetime ban

Against anybody - flight crew or another passenger - and I mean banned from ALL airlines.

[Devil Child]

10. Agreed, confused as to why this isn't happening already.

Or if it is, make it easier for offenders to be placed on the no-fly list.

[USALiberal]

11. I can see a year for 1st issue, then lifetime after that. Nt

[dawg day]

14. Not to mention, you know, PRISON

Assaulting a crew member near take off or in flight endangers everyone on the plane.

[dawg day]

15. The article keeps talking about "fines"

Assault is a CRIME. An assault resulting in injury should land this person in jail.

And then on a permanent no-fly list.

[mahina]

16. I love that idea.

They can’t drive here. We need less of that person.

The poor flight attendant, Jesus.

[bdamomma]

49. Agree

harsh penalties are needed, people are out of their minds.

[Devil Child]

6. Fast-track these chucklefucks onto the no-fly list

[Diamond_Dog]

8. Who would want a job dealing with the public these days?

Any wealthy republicans complaining that “people don’t want to work” should try working at a job dealing with these angry wingnuts some time.

[Buckeye_Democrat]

12. Plantation owners probably complained in the past...

... about their struggles to find overseers.

"Check the towns for more drunken vagrants!"

[lpbk2713]

13. The way they see it ...

Anyone of the servile, non-privileged class should take their abuse and like it.
Especially food service workers.

[BobTheSubgenius]

18. How about the fines AND a lifetime ban on air travel?

[bucolic_frolic]

19. That'll make for a good civil suit

[Lonestarblue]

20. The article just describes the assaulter as a passenger.

His name should be released to the public because he most likely has assaulted others but gotten away with it. The public deserves a warning about him, and perhaps his coworkers would like to know that he has anger management issues and could assault one of them.

[marmar]

39. She was named further down in an updated version of the article....

"The Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department late Tuesday identified the passenger as 28-year-old Vyvianna Quinonez and said she was charged with battery causing serious bodily injury, a felony."

[Johonny]

21. Treat such events as terrorist attacks and use all the means available to the government

to prosecute them as such.

[cab67]

23. Is it worse on Southwest than on other airlines?

One gets that impression from the article, but it isn't clear.

[emily333]

24. What's a coheart?

[geardaddy]

27. LOL I noticed that, too.

[MineralMan]

28. I think the word meant was "cohort"

[Texasgal]

41. Nope.

It's a Southwest thing.

Love field, heart in Logo... etc.

[Texasgal]

40. It;s a Southwest Airline thing..

There main hub is called LOVE field and they have a heart in their logo.

[Ilsa]

52. It's a bit of a misappropriation because Love Field

was named for Army Lieutenant Moss Lee Love, who perished during flight training for WW1.

[Texasgal]

53. Perhaps..

But their whole corporate culture is about the "love" angle.

I only know this because my Aunt has been a flight attendant for SWA for 30 years.

[Ilsa]

58. I always enjoyed Friday evening flights on SWA.

Everyone seemed more relaxed.
At times I felt like a cow among bulls trying to get a preferred seat, but I didn't mind sitting next to anyone:
A young marine who sat with a straight back almost not touching the seat back, staring straight ahead;
Families with crying babies - really, I was ok, because I knew it could someday be me;

A really fond memory of handing out drink coupons to people around me, but only if they were sober.

My flights were almost never very long, usually about 1.5 hours.

[MineralMan]

26. That was felony assault and battery with bodily harm.

A fine is not adequate. Not in any way. Getting two teeth knocked out is traumatic injury with serious pain and dental costs.

It's a misdemeanor offense. It is a felony. Prison time.

[IronLionZion]

29. TSA can take a break from profiling brown people

and start profiling those who show signs of violence, under the influence of alcohol/drugs, won't comply with basic rules, etc.

[Skittles]

43. which sometimes are POC

just sayin'

[IronLionZion]

50. And sometimes are white. So color is the worst way to profile people for violence.

just saying

[Skittles]

54. and overwhelmingly male

[IronLionZion]

55. The OP is about a woman perp

just saying

[lpbk2713]

30. The loss of two teeth wasn't just from a slap in the face.

The asshole slugged (probably sucker punched) the FA with a closed fist. Most likely
as hard as he could. Lock the mofo up and keep him there. He is a danger to society.

[madville]

44. The attacker was a 28 year older woman

Named Vyvianna Quinonez.

[lpbk2713]

56. Thank you.

That will teach me to click on a link next time.

[RainCaster]

32. The airlines need to take a tough stance to protect their employees

An assault on an airline crew member should result in:
1. Immediate landing at the closest airport, and the passenger removed and handed over to law authorities.
2. Immediate placement on the "no fly" list, resulting in that passenger's inability to fly anywhere at any time.
3. Public disclosure of who caused the flight interruption in a press release by the airline
4. Civil penalties as well as criminal should be filed against the perpetrator such that he/she must pay all rescheduling & other fees associated with the extra landing, takeoff and connection reschedules imposed by his/her terrorist behavior.

[ZonkerHarris]

33. I have a flight back east booked for next friday. I hope it is an asshole free flight.

[Pinback]

34. And this occurred upon LANDING.

You're 10 minutes away from getting off the plane after a 90-minute trip (assuming it was non-stop flight) and you can't behave for that long??

I agree with other posters that this passenger should be prosecuted, hopefully imprisoned, and certainly placed on the permanent no-fly list.

[Initech]

35. Play by the rules or STFU.

[irisblue]

45. 5 minutes google time

several news articles, no longer in custody, a name, a linkedin account, Facebook and an Instagram. All not made private yet.

This person isn't too bright

[ornotna]

51. Video of the perp

being escorted off the plane in this news segment.

https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/flight-attendant-attacked-on-flight-to-san-diego/

[question everything]

57. k&r