Southwest Airlines has announced that it has banned for life a passenger who allegedly punched a flight attendant in the face, causing the flight attendant to lose two teeth. Image
The passenger, identified as 28-year-old Vyvianna Quinonez, was flying from Sacramento to San Diego when she reportedly got into a physical altercation with a Southwest flight attendant.
A statement from the airline company said that Quinonez ‘repeatedly ignored standard inflight instructions and became verbally and physically abusive upon landing.’
Law enforcement met Quinonez upon arrival at the gate where she was arrested on the charge of battery. This comes as the FAA discussed a recent uptick in ‘unruly’ behavior among passengers amid the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically regarding mask mandates.

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