Fighting In Flight

A fight broke out on a United Airlines Boeing 767 bound for Ghana from Dulles International Airport, after a seat reclining into the "personal space" of another passenger caused another bout of mile-high rage.

When the offended passenger complained that the reclining passenger seat was intimately close to his lap, a fight broke out with a slap to the head. This was followed by peacemaking flight crew and other passengers running around the cabin in an attempt to intervene. A couple of Air Force F-16 fighter jets scrambled into the night skies over Washington to accompany the plane back to Dulles airport.

U.S.A. Navy Lieutenant Commander, William Lewis, spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command said the F-16 fighters "Were just following typical procedures when you have disturbances. It's pretty commonplace whenever there's an airspace violation." What the fighter jets were exactly thought to do is an unanswered question.

Before returning to Dulles airport, the Boeing 767 disposed of most of its 16,700 gallons of fuel to lighten its load, where the angry brawlers were arrested by Dulles Police officers.

Spokesman for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, Rob Yingling told the Washington Post that "Officers determined that the incident didn't warrant pressing charges."

In November 2010 a man on an American Airlines flight got so upset about a reclined seat that he pulled another man's ear so strongly that his glasses came off. Tomislav Zelenovic was accused of one count of "assault by striking, beating, or wounding on an aircraft," and faced up to six months in jail and a $5,000 fine.

Flight attendants from Hong Kong airline are now being trained in Kung Fu, because it is becoming clear they will have to deal with more than just angry passengers.

Maybe that is what was needed by Qantas crew when stowaway rats were found in the emergency medical equipment, on a Boeing 767 that was about to board its passengers.

It is obviously not a common occurrence,'' a Qantas spokesman stated after the jet was grounded and the passengers had left for another flight.

In April 2011 health inspectors discovered rodent droppings 'too numerous to count close to a Delta Airline jet's drink and food storage area.

After a huge rat was found on board an Air Canada flight bound for London from Ottawa in February 2011, passengers were ordered off the aircraft.
In March 2010 a colony of cockroaches was found in the first class section of American Airlines.

In June 2011 a woman passenger was told to apply for an online refund after finding her Jetstar airline meal contaminated with the larvae of a beetle. She was informed she would have to wait 5 10 days for a reply.