Southwest flight attendant loses two teeth in alleged attack by passenger
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FILE - A helicopter point of view of San Diego International Airport.EXTREME-PHOTOGRAPHER/Getty Images
A Southwest Airlines flight attendant lost two teeth in a physical attack by a passenger on a plane out of Sacramento, Calif., last weekend, according to a letter the flight attendant s union sent to the airline.
The union is calling on Southwest Airlines to take steps to help crew members control unruly passengers as the number of misconduct incidents rises amid the pandemic. The union said there were 477 misconduct incidents by passengers on Southwest Airlines aircraft between April 8 and May 15.
Alameda deputies subdue suicidal man with Taser at Oakland airport
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Alameda County officials evacuated Terminal 1 at Oakland International Airport Tuesday morning as sheriff’s deputies and crisis negotiators worked with a man they claimed was suicidal and threatening to harm himself with a knife.Courtesy Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Alameda County Sheriff’s deputies tased a man they claimed was suicidal and was threatening to harm himself with a knife after several hours of negotiations that shut down terminals and affected flights at Oakland International Airport.
Officials evacuated Terminal 1 at Oakland International Airport Tuesday morning as sheriff’s deputies and crisis negotiators worked with a man they claimed was suicidal and threatening to harm himself with a knife.
Oakland airport terminal closed after delayed passenger claims to have bomb
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A handful of travelers make their way through Terminal 1 at Oakland International Airport in Oakland, Calif. Thursday, January 30, 2020. The airport has had a year of ups and downs, with large airlines such as Norwegian and JetBlue rerouting away from Oakland and to SFO, but at the same time Southwest has expanded its services out of Oakland to Hawaii, leaving the promise of even more travelers making their way through the terminals of Oakland International Airport.Jessica Christian / The Chronicle
Upset over a delayed flight, a passenger at Oakland International Airport on Sunday told airline employees that he had a bomb in his bag prompting one of the airport’s two terminals to be evacuated.