another fight on sunday got a lot of people talking. passengers in a fight over a reclined seat. what can you tell us about a question mark the fistfight between several men on american airlines going from new orleans to austin was not over masks but the now functioning reclining seat. not legally able to show you the video but it can be found online. the federal aviation administration reports more than 3600 unruly passenger incidents so far this year. leading to more than 600 investigations. in 2020 there was 183 similar investigations. that number has tripled so far. a lot of up obsession frustrated passengers. shannon: why are they fighting? we will explain the combat. scientists discovered what some are calling the real-life
training was paused by the pandemic. it s sad it needs to happen. reporter: flight attendant carey is taking this class. are you scared? reporter: a brawl breaking out on a frontier airlines flight is among the latest unruly passenger incidents that the faa says are skyrocketing. federal documents detail how passengers have shouted down, grabbed and struck flight attendants thousands of times since the start of a zero tolerance policy this year. in may, a passenger punched a southwest airlines flight attendant, causing her to lose two of her teeth according to her union. there s no backup at 30,000 feet. that plane is in the air, it has a crew that has to deal with the issues and it s incumbent on us to make sure they re equipped. very some are fueled by alcohol
to hit elbow and gouge simulated aggressive passengers with actual passengers getting more violent than ever. you are going to possibly die. you need to defend yourself at all costs. reporter: undercover federal air marshals are guiding eight flight attendants through this self-defense course. the first class offered by the tsa since training was paused by the pandemic. it is sad that it needs to happen. reporter: flight attendant carrie is taking the class having just returned to her airline following a leave of absence. are you scared? sometimes, a little bit. some people aren t very happy, and you never know what s going to happen. reporter: a brawl breaking out on a frontier airlines flight is the latest among unruly passenger incidents that the faa says are skyrocketing. federal documents detail how passengers shouted down, grabbed, and struck flight attendants thousands of times since the start of a zero tolerance policy earlier this year.
reporter: they are taking a defensive stance against a growing problem in the air. flight attendants are training to hit, elbow, and gouge simulated aggressive passengers with actual passengers getting more violent than ever. are you going to possibly die. you need to defend yourself at all costs. reporter: undercover federal air marshals are guiding eight flight attendants through this self-defense course. the first class offered by the tsa since training was paused by the pandemic. it s sad that it needs to happen. reporter: flight attendant carrie is taking this class having just returned to her airline following a leave of absence. are you scared? sometimes, a little bit, yeah. you get on a plane full of people, and some aren t happy and you never know what s going to happen. reporter: a brawl breaking out on a frontier airlines flight is among the latest unruly passenger incidents that the faa says are skyrocketing. federal documents detail how
and go to your only coming out with a pair of gloves. whose coming up with this stuff? and with inflation, wise tha at dollar amount on crime. it should be zero, if you take something that i know there s a different misdemeanor versus felony, but if you take something worth $50 that should be it just as egregious. that is the reason that the are quantified in that way. but why come into your point, all crime is crime. your point about getting the professionals, look at acting i a private security guard in tha moment protecting his friends shot when he was shot by looter and it was broadcast on social media. as he was in his own blood. moving forward, another figh breaking out on a plane come at the latest in a string of unrul passenger incidents in the air. why have there been so many? we will tell you next.