Delta's in-flight fight over the use of a mask ends with a woman detained

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A video of a woman arguing with a man in the middle of a flight, No. 2790, of Delta Airlines, with the Tampa to Atlanta route ended up being viral due to the unusual behavior of the passenger. The incident left passengers with multiple injuries and a woman detained , all due to an altercation over the use of a mask as protection for the Covid – 19.

The event occurred during this end of week, and it all started with a passenger who demanded that another wear his mask . Although members of the flight crew tried to take charge and take control of the situation, as it should be, the passenger in question insisted on making her “outrage” and her claim heard.

The woman demanded that the man wear his mask, while he argued that “he was eating” so he did not need it in that moment.

The discussion increased more and more in tone, until it brought the man to insult the woman. She responded with a slap and more physical attacks . While the man in question defended himself with arguments and reasons.

The climax of this discussion is that the passenger who cried out for “the use of the mask ”, he ended up lowering his mask to his chin, and his claim was made by shouting very closely to the other passenger. It seemed that she was trying to “scare him” or teach him a lesson about the contagion of Covid – . According to what is observed in the video.

Not only the two protagonists in question They were injured, other passengers were also affected by “the slapping” and the struggle. Even the airline crew.

This is not the first fights inside a plane or during a flight for reasons of the use, or not, of the mask. Since the beginning of the pandemic by the Covid – 19 there are multiple altercations on airplanes, hundreds of people have been expelled from flights for resisting compliance with the protocols of aircraft safety.

As directed by the Transportation Security Administration Agency (TSA) and the department United States National Security (DHS), violators of federal laws on commercial flights, must pay a fine and in many cases be detained at the end of the flight.

In the month of September, this 2021, in view of the increase in fights in airplanes and airports, it was announced that fines of up to $ 3, 000 dollars for travelers with undisciplined behavior on airplanes.

On this occasion, the passenger named Patricia Cornwall was detained after the incident, by the Atlanta police department, however, It has not been announced if he will face charges or pay the fine established for these cases.

The FBI was notified of the incident and took charge, as it was a federal crime, in addition many of the passengers agreed to testify against him.

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