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A Delta passenger was arrested after allegedly punching the person behind him over a seating dispute, Atlanta police say

 

The passenger was subsequently charged with battery and interference with government property.

A Delta Airlines flier was arrested after he allegedly punched another passenger, per NBC News.

Atlanta police said the dispute began after one of the passengers put an item in his seat pocket.

Airlines have reported several similar disruptive incidents on planes in recent months.

A Delta passenger has been arrested for allegedly punching another passenger before take-off.

NBC News first reported on the incident, which took place on Friday on a flight heading to Los Angeles from Atlanta.

The dispute occurred after the suspect, Curtis Maurice Clayton, got into a heated argument with a passenger seated behind him.

According to Atlanta police, Clayton began to argue with fellow traveler German Montez, who had placed an item in his seat pocket.

Clayton protested and the dispute escalated until he punched Montez, police told NBC News. Clayton was then restrained by a passenger, police told NBC News.

In a video verified by the outlet, the two men fought in the aisle while several people attempted to restrain them. As the drama unfolded, a passenger featured in the clip said: "Seriously? I already missed one flight," according to the report.

Delta Airlines and the Atlanta Police Department did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.

After a 31-minute delay, the flight eventually took off.

Following the incident, police told NBC News that Clayton was "uncooperative" with officers and damaged a police vehicle during the investigation.

He was subsequently charged with battery and interference with government property.

Many other unruly passengers have been involved in similar incidents recently.

Recently, a Delta Airlines passenger was charged with two federal crimes after being accused of punching a flight attendant in the face twice.

This month, a maskless United Airlines passenger was kicked off a flight after threatening to break another passenger's neck.

FAA fines air passenger record $52K, files charges for disruption during Hawaii to Washington flight

A Seattle grand jury indicted Ryan Cajimat, 21, of Hawaii with two federal crimes

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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Friday charged and fined an airplane passenger a record $52,000 for disrupting a flight from Honolulu to Seattle.

A Seattle grand jury indicted Ryan Cajimat, 21, of Hawaii with two federal crimes relating to allegations of his disruptive and violent behavior on a Delta Airlines flight in December of 2020.

"About two hours before landing in Seattle, Cajimat attempted to open the cockpit door and struggled with flight attendants attempting to restrain him," the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Washington said in a Friday press release. "One flight attendant was punched in the face twice. Cajimat was restrained for the rest of the flight and was removed from the plane on arrival in Seattle."

FAA SAYS UNRULY PASSENGER RATE STILL TOO HIGH

The 21-year-old is banned from further Delta Airlines travel, as FOX 13 Seattle first reported.

The charges and fines come as the FAA cracks down on unruly passengers since implementing its zero-tolerance policy last January following a "disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior."

As of Saturday, there have been a total of 4,941 unruly passenger incidents in 2021, with 3,580 of them related to masks. For the week ending Sept. 12, there were nearly seven unruly passenger incidents per every 10,000 flights.

"The rate of unruly passenger incidents has dropped approximately 50 percent since record-highs in early 2021, but there remains more work to do," the FAA's website states.