24 thoughts on “Disruptive Passenger Causes Hawaii Flight Diversion Again Today”
Dyann
So tired of hearing this same story but glad the plane is diverted before arrival into beautiful Hawaii. These unruly jerks would undoubtedly cause problems while in Hawaii too. Long passed time to levy huge fines and the ability to board any commercial aircraft for At Least five years.
Thh hi is is beyond ridiculous. Any passenger removed for this type of behavior should be banned from all flights for at least a year and some mental counseling should be mandated prior to flying again.
I just did that route. Here’s my recommendation, there were some big guys on that flight. Offer them a free flight if they hog tie that idiot. Carry some cuffs and rope. I would have been psd if they turned around. 6 hour flight now turns into a 10 hour journey.
Honestly, these flight attendants can spot these trouble makers as they are getting on the plane.
Instead of jail time and spending time on taxpayer dollars. Charge $xxx and collect upon arrival. Money is the only way people will learn their lesson. If we drive and text there’s a penalty of $500. Why not charge $5000 that will stop bad behavior.
What is wrong with people? As others have posted, there needs to be serious consequences for these people. Not only all the other passengers, but the cost to the airline to return to some airport, the fuel, delay, etc. Fines and a ban from flying on any airline for 5 years…maybe knock some sense into people.
There have been many disrupted flights due to unruly passengers, but we never hear what happens after they are removed from the plane. Are they arrested? Fined? Prosecuted? It would be nice to know. Do we need to conduct breath tests for drunks (since it seems many of these are alcohol related)? Perhaps the airlines should post what will happen if you disrupt. There has to be some type of consequence for these aggressive, self-important travelers. I would think the airlines would be pursuing this because it costs them tons of money to turn around midflight.
Aloha BOH,
A friend’s son was on the AA flight with diversion. Apparently there was “throwing of feces” involved .. horrible of course; all those vacations delayed and ruined. How about these passengers being refused flying on All airlines after there’s situations? If the flight had been over the halfway point this could have been been even a worse
situation.
I personally think we need Air Marshals on all flights again. These unruly passengers are ruining others experiences on airlines and vacations. Ban the unruly passengers for life on getting on an airline again.
I was on a flight from CA to Honolulu with SoWest. The flight attendant was a quick Witt gentleman who did the usual greetings but at then of his greetings he added “we look forward to arriving safely and with everyone’s cooperation we will all enjoy our flight to Hawaii”. It was a pleasant way to put everyone on notice. A lot of chuckles but message received
This nonsense needs to stop!! It is time that tough penalties be placed on these people. My suggestion would be first you must pay an inconvenience fee to all other affected passengers, second a stiff fine plus at least a year in jail if not more!! Oh I know many will disagree and that is fine.
I completely agree with this! If you want to be unruly, you can “think about what you did” for a while in prison and then you can be banned from flying from all airlines for at least 5 years!
I agree with the concept, but there has to be some sort of due process for the people who are truly disruptive, and also for those who are not.
For example, a well-known celebrity comedian’s wife was sitting between two men, and she knew neither man. Before departing the gate, the two men started a heated argument that caused the flight crew to deplane all three people in the row. She protested briefly that she was not with them and not part of their argument, but she followed the flight crew’s directions anyway and deplaned with the two men. She was rebooked on a later flight; I don’t recall what happened to the two idiots.
Innocent customers need their “day in court,” too, especially if the penalty includes fines and jail time.
So tired of hearing this same story but glad the plane is diverted before arrival into beautiful Hawaii. These unruly jerks would undoubtedly cause problems while in Hawaii too. Long passed time to levy huge fines and the ability to board any commercial aircraft for At Least five years.
Thh hi is is beyond ridiculous. Any passenger removed for this type of behavior should be banned from all flights for at least a year and some mental counseling should be mandated prior to flying again.
I just did that route. Here’s my recommendation, there were some big guys on that flight. Offer them a free flight if they hog tie that idiot. Carry some cuffs and rope. I would have been psd if they turned around. 6 hour flight now turns into a 10 hour journey.
Honestly, these flight attendants can spot these trouble makers as they are getting on the plane.
Instead of jail time and spending time on taxpayer dollars. Charge $xxx and collect upon arrival. Money is the only way people will learn their lesson. If we drive and text there’s a penalty of $500. Why not charge $5000 that will stop bad behavior.
What is wrong with people? As others have posted, there needs to be serious consequences for these people. Not only all the other passengers, but the cost to the airline to return to some airport, the fuel, delay, etc. Fines and a ban from flying on any airline for 5 years…maybe knock some sense into people.
There have been many disrupted flights due to unruly passengers, but we never hear what happens after they are removed from the plane. Are they arrested? Fined? Prosecuted? It would be nice to know. Do we need to conduct breath tests for drunks (since it seems many of these are alcohol related)? Perhaps the airlines should post what will happen if you disrupt. There has to be some type of consequence for these aggressive, self-important travelers. I would think the airlines would be pursuing this because it costs them tons of money to turn around midflight.
I love your web site and read it often. Could you tell me the name of the program that produces the flight path histories that you publish?
Thank you very much
Robert F
Hi Bob.
Thank you. We use FlightAware for tracking flight diversions. https://flightaware.com/.
Aloha.
Aloha BOH,
A friend’s son was on the AA flight with diversion. Apparently there was “throwing of feces” involved .. horrible of course; all those vacations delayed and ruined. How about these passengers being refused flying on All airlines after there’s situations? If the flight had been over the halfway point this could have been been even a worse
situation.
I personally think we need Air Marshals on all flights again. These unruly passengers are ruining others experiences on airlines and vacations. Ban the unruly passengers for life on getting on an airline again.
I was on a flight from CA to Honolulu with SoWest. The flight attendant was a quick Witt gentleman who did the usual greetings but at then of his greetings he added “we look forward to arriving safely and with everyone’s cooperation we will all enjoy our flight to Hawaii”. It was a pleasant way to put everyone on notice. A lot of chuckles but message received
This nonsense needs to stop!! It is time that tough penalties be placed on these people. My suggestion would be first you must pay an inconvenience fee to all other affected passengers, second a stiff fine plus at least a year in jail if not more!! Oh I know many will disagree and that is fine.
I completely agree with this! If you want to be unruly, you can “think about what you did” for a while in prison and then you can be banned from flying from all airlines for at least 5 years!
I agree with the concept, but there has to be some sort of due process for the people who are truly disruptive, and also for those who are not.
For example, a well-known celebrity comedian’s wife was sitting between two men, and she knew neither man. Before departing the gate, the two men started a heated argument that caused the flight crew to deplane all three people in the row. She protested briefly that she was not with them and not part of their argument, but she followed the flight crew’s directions anyway and deplaned with the two men. She was rebooked on a later flight; I don’t recall what happened to the two idiots.
Innocent customers need their “day in court,” too, especially if the penalty includes fines and jail time.