DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Southwest Airlines has banned a woman from its flight after she was seen on video seen punching a flight attendant in the face.
An airline executive reminded employees in a memo Thursday that the airline has a process to permanently restrict passengers from traveling on Southwest, The memo stated that the woman in the video has been banned.
The incident happened Sunday after a plane from Sacramento, California landed in San Diego. Police arrested 28-year-old Vyvianna Quinonez and charged her with felony battery.
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“Both of them, in my opinion, were wrong and it could have totally been avoided,” said Michelle Manner, who took video the moment the verbal fight turned physical. https://t.co/a7Uetga35G
— WFAA (@wfaa) May 28, 2021
The arrest comes as flight attendants across the country are sounding the alarm on an increasing number of passenger misconduct incidents on planes.
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