The Transportation Security Administration has stepped up efforts to train flight attendants in self-defense against unruly and violent passengers.
A TSA official in Denver said the program is designed to give crews “more confidence” in protecting themselves and other passengers on a flight.
According to the FAA, there have been nearly 5,000 reported incidents of unruly passengers on planes this year; 882 were investigated as “violent.”
As travel numbers return to their pre-pandemic levels, traveler anxiety and unrest has led to a spike in violence towards airline crews. https://t.co/4qtSb47BeA
— WMAR-2 News (@WMAR2News) October 20, 2021
In 2019, that number was 146.
Have you been on a flight where there was a problem passenger? What do you think is fueling a spike in these incidents?
