Prosecutors said in court papers that the women were trying to board a Delta Air Lines flight to San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Sept. 22. A Delta security officer and a gate agent approached the trio in the jet bridge and asked them to go back, saying they could get a flight later in the day, according to prosecutors' court papers. The gate agent and the security officer were taken to a hospital and haven't returned to work. Airlines reported more than 5,000 episodes involving unruly passengers last year, including over 3,600 cases of people allegedly refusing to wear face masks as required. Airlines and their worker unions have been pushing authorities to be more aggressive about criminal prosecution in severe cases of air rage.

Source: ABC News January 15, 2022 02:29 UTC