Most of the 2,900 unruliness incidents the FAA has reported involved passengers 'refusing to comply with the federal facemask mandate.' 'Who was it who publicly mocked people for wearing masks? Oh yeah, Donald Trump,' DeanObeidallah writes. | CNNOpinion
Dean Obeidallah, a former attorney, is the host of SiriusXM radio's daily program"The Dean Obeidallah Show" and a columnist for The Daily Beast. Follow him @DeanObeidallah. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion on CNN.
It feels as if every day we read about another disorderly passenger on a commercial flight. But in reality, the numbers are even worse than that. Since January, the Federal Aviation Administration recorded approximately 2,900 reports of "unruly behavior by passengers" -- which comes out to almost 18 incidents per day.
Dean ObeidallahFor perspective, this is nearly 20 times higher than what's normally recorded in an entire year. As the head of one of the flight attendants unions recently explained, there has been a"constant combative attitude" by some passengers that has alarmingly led to flight attendants being attacked and injured. Just last month, a passenger punched a Southwest flight attendant in the face, knocking out two of her teeth.
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