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Sky Law: Video Shows Drunk Man Who Hit Delta Attendant Being Dragged Off Plane to Passengers' Applause

Sky Law: Video Shows Drunk Man Who Hit Delta Attendant Being Dragged Off Plane to Passengers' Applause

Someone aboard Delta flight #2321 was kind enough to take a video of a wasted airline passenger being dragged off a plane for your own viewing pleasure. more ›

Man Who Hit Flight Attendant En Route to LAX Was 'Too Intoxicated to Stand'

Man Who Hit Flight Attendant En Route to LAX Was 'Too Intoxicated to Stand'

Plenty of us enjoy a nice cocktail aboard an aircraft to calm our nerves, but it's generally wise to know your limits while cruising at an altitude of 30,000 feet. One Minnesota man did not, and got so drunk on an L.A.-bound flight last night that he punched a flight attendant, then became convinced that he was being kidnapped when other passengers restrained him. more ›

Missing Autistic Boy Found Ordering a Cocktail at WeHo Bar

Missing Autistic Boy Found Ordering a Cocktail at WeHo Bar

An autistic boy who was thought to have mistakenly wandered off from Bob Hope Airport Wednesday morning was located several hours later, ordering up a Screwdriver at a popular West Hollywood watering hole. more ›

What's Up? Airfare On Four Major U.S. Airlines, Ouch!

What's Up? Airfare On Four Major U.S. Airlines, Ouch!

Plan on traveling by plane within the U.S. soon? Then you'll need to plan on paying more per ticket on at least four major airlines, who implemented a ticket price increase Tuesday. Delta Air Lines raised ticket prices by $4, $6, and $10 "across the bulk of their domestic route system," reports Farecompare.com. more ›

LAX Stowaway Changes Plea To Guilty, Faces 5 Years In Federal Prison

LAX Stowaway Changes Plea To Guilty, Faces 5 Years In Federal Prison

Olajide Oluwaseun Noibi, a 24-year-old Nigerian American man arrested for using expired boarding passes in other people's names, plead guilty to a federal charge of being a stowaway, according to L.A. Now. Noibi previously plead not guilty to the charges in Los Angeles court on July 18. more ›

Delta Dumps On Slash During A Flight From Minnesota To LAX

Delta Dumps On Slash During A Flight From Minnesota To LAX

It was sad and gross times for Slash and the rest of the passengers on a Delta flight last evening when a toilet backed up in the air, according to TMZ. more ›

Man Tries to Open Plane Door In Flight

Man Tries to Open Plane Door In Flight

A flight between Los Angeles and Florida this morning was diverted to Albuquerque, New Mexico after a passenger allegedly tried to open a cabin door, says the Associated Press. The FBI believes that 46-year-old Stanley Dwayne Sheffield's actions were not related to terrorism, but he will likely face charges. Delta flight 2148 landed in New Mexico around 1:30 a.m., but eventually made it to Tampa by 4 a.m. more ›

Musician Helps Tackle Man in LAX Bomb Scare

Musician Helps Tackle Man in LAX Bomb Scare

"We all jumped him. He was struggling hardcore. I was holding down his arm. Somebody had a foot on his head. Everyone was holding down a different body part. He was going nuts. I was telling him to chill because he's not going anyplace." That's Chris Llewellyn of Asher Roth's band talking to the LA Times about the mid-morning incident where a man on board claimed he had a bomb as a a Delta flight from Atlanta was landing and taxiing in Los Angeles. The Pennsylvania based band was traveling to town for an appearance on the boring "Last Call With Carson Daly." More details of the incident and a live Twitter play-by-play from LAist's earlier report can be read here. more ›

Man Makes Threat on Plane, Passengers Take Him Down at LAX

Man Makes Threat on Plane, Passengers Take Him Down at LAX

A man who apparently made a bomb threat and tried to open the back door of a Delta plane as it was landing at Los Angeles International Airport today. "The passenger is reported to have made a threat aboard the plane and was subdued by passengers," LAX officials said in a statement. "The incident is under investigation by FBI agents and Los Angeles Airport Police." more ›

Woman Found Dead in Airplane Bathroom Was From Ventura

A dead body found in the on-board restroom of Delta flight 950 shortly before landing Wednesday morning in Atlanta was identified as a 61-year-old woman from Ventura. Michaele O'Neil Carnahan succumbed to complications from a pre-existing heart condition, an autopsy found. She had been undergoing evaluation by her personal physician for suspected heart problems, according to medical examiners. Carnahan was on her way from her Ventura home to a wedding in Florida via the LAX-ATL flight. more ›

Dead Body Found in Airplane Bathroom on LAX - Atlanta Flight

A woman's body was found early this morning on a Delta Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta. more ›

LAX Security to Get Eye Scanners & Fingerprint Readers

      

Earlier this month, Clear, the "Fly Through Airport Security fast pass, announced its partnership with Delta Airlines. It's one of those Registered Traveler Programs you can sign up for to speed through security lines after doling out $128. By the end of the month, Terminal 5 at LAX will have this system set up. more ›

More Flights Cut at LAX

More Flights Cut at LAX

Here's one way to celebrate the national do-not-use-gas holiday known as Dump the Pump: announce long-term cancellations for 13% of your LAX flights and blame high fuel costs. That's what Delta is reported to be doing in a move that has somewhat become a trend. more ›

Water Rationing Could be on the Horizon

Water Rationing Could be on the Horizon

A possible water supply alert is being considered by Metropolitan Water District (MWD) of Southern California, who serve 18 million people in the region. Their board will discuss the option next month because places where water is taken is found to be "unusually" dry and for environmental reasons (delta smelt). more ›

Delta and American: You're Not Leaving on That Jetplane

Delta and American: You're Not Leaving on That Jetplane

Delta and American Airlines are playing their "better safe than sorry" cards today after canceling a 133 and 132 flights respectively this morning on MD80 aircraft that were due for wiring inspections, at least 8 of which were domestic flights out of LAX. more ›

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