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Air travel is a hot mess. Here are 7 of the most chaotic, head-scratching stories from this summer.

Lauren EdmondsSep 16, 2023, 18:31 IST

Some passengers and crew got arrested this summer.d3sign/Getty Images

Chaos plagued airlines and flights this summer.
One passenger made headlines for experiencing diarrhea on a Delta Airlines flight.

Chaos plagued air travel this summer.

While unexpected cancellations and delays created a stressful summer for many, some reports went beyond long security lines or missing luggage.

Here are seven times travelers and crew were accused of misbehaving on planes this summer.

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In June, authorities arrested a flight attendant on suspicion of making a bomb threat to stop her ex-boyfriend and his new lover from flying to Miami.

An airport.Johner Images/Getty Images

An Air India passenger behaved in a "repulsive manner" and reportedly defecated on the plane's floor during a flight later that month.

A spokesperson said the passenger was secluded for the rest of the flight and issued a warning.Nicolas Economou/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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Also in June, an Alaska Airlines passenger had to be restrained and sedated after trying to fight.

An Alaska Airlines flight takes off.AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File

A United Airlines pilot received a six-month prison sentence in July after arriving on a transatlantic flight "staggering" with "glassy" eyes.

A local outlet said the pilot showed "showing signs of obvious drunkenness" when he arrived to work.NadejdaReid/Getty Images

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In August, a drunken family argument turned violent, forcing a Ryanair flight to make an emergency landing.

The plane made an emergency landing in Portugal.AlxeyPnferov/Getty Images

Two Swiss Air flight attendants were filmed taking selfies on the wing of a Boeing 777.

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A flight was forced to turn around after a passenger "had diarrhea all the way through" a Delta Airlines plane.

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