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Recent Examples of air rage
Airlines have had plenty of warnings, from the drunken passenger who defecated on a meal cart to the epidemic of air rage during the pandemic.
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Get a hold of yourselves:Why air rage on airplanes is every traveler's problem
As crew members tried to restrain him, Salva assaulted them multiple times.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Still, air rage appears to be a problem that isn’t going away, with party destinations like Ibiza and Ayia Napa presenting the biggest challenge for Ryanair.
O’Leary has said in-flight violence occurred at a rate of once per week on his flights over the Summer.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 13 Sep. 2024
Last year saw a rise in cases of air rage as flights were more crowded, including one passenger who tried to open a plane’s emergency door and attempted to stab a flight attendant with a broken spoon.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
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Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 3 May 2025
Get a hold of yourselves:Why air rage on airplanes is every traveler's problem
As crew members tried to restrain him, Salva assaulted them multiple times.
—Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 13 Sep. 2024
Still, air rage appears to be a problem that isn’t going away, with party destinations like Ibiza and Ayia Napa presenting the biggest challenge for Ryanair.
O’Leary has said in-flight violence occurred at a rate of once per week on his flights over the Summer.
—Byryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 13 Sep. 2024
Last year saw a rise in cases of air rage as flights were more crowded, including one passenger who tried to open a plane’s emergency door and attempted to stab a flight attendant with a broken spoon.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air rage
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Lesch was previously prosecuted in 2021 in a separate road rage incident in Southern California, prosecutors said.—
Daniella Segura,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The investigation showed the incident began as a road rage event, initially a verbal altercation, involving the occupants of a pair of vehicles, the release states.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Oct. 2025
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Find the perfect present for your mom, the traveler in your life and even your pets.—
Kasey Caminiti,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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Plus, lots of pets, travel and rest.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
11 Nov. 2025
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Highly active world Enceladus is a highly active world, with a global, salty sub-surface ocean, believed to be the source of its heat.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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But like the plants and animals facing new heat and drought challenges at the edge of a northward-shifting Sonoran Desert, sometimes things work in one configuration until conditions change just a little too much.—
Joan Meiners,
AZCentral.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Air rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20rage. Accessed 13 Nov. 2025.
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