Southwest Flight Attendant Taken to Hospital After Assault at Love Field, Officials Say

[TexasTowelie]

A woman was arrested and a Southwest Airlines flight attendant hospitalized after a confrontation at Dallas Love Field on Saturday, authorities say.

A passenger "verbally and physically" assaulted a Southwest Airlines employee during the boarding process for a flight from Dallas to New York's La Guardia Airport, an airline spokesperson said.

Dallas police said the passenger, 32-year-old Arielle Jean Jackson, boarded and got into a "verbal altercation" with a flight attendant at the back of the plane.

Jackson then went to the front of the plane, where she confronted a second flight attendant, who she struck "with a closed fist to the head," police said.

Read more: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/southwest-flight-attendant-taken-to-hospital-after-assault-at-love-field-officials-say/2815561/

[Prof. Toru Tanaka]

1. Another nut to be placed on the no-fly list.

[Budi]

2. Enjoy your Greyhound bus ride from Dallas to New York's La Guardia

Right after you get outta jail.

That's if you're not put on the No Bus Ride list as well.

[ZonkerHarris]

6. It's like their motto is "Live Free or Drive."

[TreasonousBastard]

3. Let the long arm of the law be holding a heavy hammer.

[sop]

4. 18 U.S.C. § 3571, 49 U.S.C. § 46504.

Assaulting a crewmember is punishable by up to 20 years' imprisonment, and a fine of up to $250,000. If a dangerous weapon is used, the defendant can be imprisoned for life.

[Sherman A1]

9. Hopefully she gets both the fine and the full time

This nonsense needs to stop and stop now.

[ShazzieB]

5. I'd love to know what that altercation was about.

I mean, the most obvious guess is masking up, but I'd really like to know for sure!

[monkeyman1]

7. A airplane at 33,000 ft. is not the place to prove how stupid you are !!!

[SunSeeker]

8. They need to start handing out some serious jail time for this shit.

[Irish_Dem]

10. I agree, this is a serious threat to airline safety.

If attendants are dealing with violent passengers, what happens if another emergency occurs?
And it is a big distraction to the pilots as well.