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Leanna Perry, 32, was handcuffed and taken off a Southwest Airlines flight after she violently grabbed a fellow passenger's hair and hurled insults. (Image source: @Sonialove8/Reddit)

New York woman assaults passenger, kicks crew on Southwest Airlines flight; later zip-tied and arrested

June 19, 2025 3:15 pm

After being restrained, the woman was escorted off the plane and taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation.

A Southwest Airlines Boeing 737-800, arriving from Omaha, was approaching its final landing on Runway 31C

Watch: Southwest Airlines plane nearly collides with private jet on Chicago runway

February 26, 2025 12:07 pm

The pilot quickly aborted the landing, soaring into the sky, and accelerating away from the runway to avoid colliding with the jet.

Southwest Airlines flight abruptly rises to avoid another plane crossing Chicago runway

February 26, 2025 10:13 am

Southwest Flight 2504 safely landed “after the crew performed a precautionary go-around to avoid a possible conflict with another aircraft that entered the runway,” an airline spokesperson said.

Southwest Airlines to end cabin service earlier on flights to reduce chance of injury

December 01, 2024 12:28 pm

Beginning on Dec. 4, a company spokesperson said, flight attendants will start preparing the cabin for landing at an altitude of 18,000 feet (5,486 meters) instead of 10,000 feet (3,048 meters).

Viral videos shows panic-like situation during evacuation (Image source: @dailymail/Instagram)

WATCH: Southwest Airlines passengers forced to evacuate after phone catches fire; netizens slam luggage priorities

November 17, 2024 10:31 am

The viral video shows cabin crew screeching and directing passengers to evacuate the plane immediately.

Federal officials, investigation, engine fire, Southwest Airlines, Lubbock, Texas, airport,

Southwest Airlines jet engine catches fire before takeoff, FAA begins probe

April 05, 2024 11:53 pm

Southwest said Friday that pilots “received an indication of a possible engine issue,” and the Boeing 737 taxied back to the terminal at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.

Two airlines will postpone serving alcohol amid surge of in-flight violence

May 30, 2021 10:32 am

Both airlines announced the policies this past week after the latest assault was captured on a widely watched video that showed a woman punching a flight attendant in the face on a Southwest Airlines flight from Sacramento, California, to San Diego on Sunday.