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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Edward Helmore

US airlines attempt crackdown on air rage incidents – but why are they so common?

people with suitcases ride down a packed escalator
People head down an escalator at LaGuardia Airport in New York City on one of the busiest travel days of the year, 25 November 2024. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Images

Was it the too-big carry-on bag? Or perhaps a rise in passenger intoxication? Or the “gate lice”? US airlines are attempting a crackdown on passengers’ bad behaviour without anyone being exactly sure what led to the increase in problematic travellers.

Last week saw Svetlana Dali, a US resident travelling on a Russian passport, appearing in court in Manhattan after stowing away on a Delta Air Lines flight to Paris.

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