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andrewta@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago

American passenger bites flight attendant forcing plane to return to Tokyo, airline says | CNN

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andrewta@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 1 year ago
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An American airline passenger allegedly bit a female cabin crew member mid-flight on Tuesday, forcing an All Nippon Airways (ANA) flight bound for Seattle to return to Tokyo, an airline spokesperson said.
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    Is it just recency bias and getting more exposure in the news, or have people become more unhinged on flights since the pandemic?

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      People have actually become more unhinged: https://www.iata.org/en/pressroom/2023-releases/2023-06-04-02/

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        In a place with zero creature comforts…

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      It’s not just passengers in planes either. Drivers are so much worse than before. Everybody is just an asshole.

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        Reminds me of Dennis Leary’s “Asshole”

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      I think anyone close to losing it fucking lost it due to the pandemic. Everyone else just got a little worse.

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