Category: Transport Watch

A WestJet flight from Calgary to Toronto was cancelled after a passenger, Safwan Choudhry, who was travelling with his wife and two young children, allegedly clashed with cabin crew. Choudhry claims his family was unfairly removed from the flight because crew tried to force his 19-month-old daughter to wear a mask, despite her being legally exempt from doing so since she is under the age of two. However, the crew claimed it was actually his three-year-old daughter who was not wearing a mask, although Choudhry disputed this.

An elderly man was removed from an Allegiant flight to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, after he repeatedly challenged a member of cabin crew who had pulled her mask down while delivering the flight safety briefing.

A Peach Aviation flight from Kushiro Airport, Hokkaido, to Kansai International, Osaka, diverted to Niigata because a male passenger became aggressive towards cabin crew and refused to wear a face mask.

A 32-year-old British male passenger refused to wear a mask and became belligerent during a flight from Antalya to London, causing the flight to divert to Kos.

A group of passengers began fighting during a Ryanair flight from Edinburgh to Tenerife.

A female passenger allegedly handed an American Airlines cabin crew member an offensive note written on a paper waste bag as she left the aircraft. During the flight, the crew member had asked the passenger to cover her nose with her face mask, which had enraged the passenger. American Airlines responded to the incident by banning the passenger in question and releasing a statement in support of their staff.

An Irish male passenger became intoxicated and disruptive during a Ryanair flight from Dublin to Tenerife. He was removed from the flight by police and became aggressive to the four responding officers after being told to wear a mask.

An unidentified Ukrainian woman who was travelling on a Ukraine International Airlines flight with her husband and two children from Antalya to Kiev opened the emergency exit and walked on the wing moments after landing. The woman, who had allegedly been complaining that it was too hot inside the aircraft, was found not to have taken alcohol or drugs, and was subsequently banned from flying with the airline.

A passenger on a Spirit Airlines flight at McCarran International Airport was arrested for attacking a flight attendant.

A passenger who refused to wear a facemask was escorted from an easyJet flight after it had landed in Glasgow from Luton.