
Sec. Buttigieg: A federal no-fly list 'should be on the table' for violent passengers
CNN
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said Sunday that a federal no-fly list for violent airplane passengers "should be on the table" after an American Airlines flight attendant was hospitalized with several broken bones in her face following an attack from a passenger last week.
The Federal Aviation Administration reported more than 4,600 incidents of unruly passengers so far this year, as flight crews have had to handle hostile passengers at unprecedented rates amid a travel rebound to pre-pandemic levels.
"It is completely unacceptable to mistreat, abuse or even disrespect flight crews," Buttigieg told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Union," adding, "We will continue to look at all options to make sure that flight crews and passengers are safe."