Unruly airplane passengers are straining the system for keeping peace in the sky
Michael Laris and Lori Aratani, The Washington Post
July 18, 2021
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FILE - In this Thursday, July 1, 2021 file photo, people walk through Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City.Rick Bowmer/AP
After consuming several beers and a couple of shots before takeoff, a miner started urinating near his seat on an Alaska Airlines flight, an FBI special agent recounted. Instructed to cover himself, he responded: "I have to pee."
Two weeks later, a shirtless musician with a history of mental illness tried to fling open an exit door during a flight to Los Angeles as five people fought to stop him. "He advised that he wanted to kill everyone, including himself, on the aircraft," another agent wrote.