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Recent Examples of air rage
Last year saw a rise in cases of air rage as flights were more crowded, including one passenger who tried to open a plane’s emergency door and attempted to stab a flight attendant with a broken spoon.
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
Get a hold of yourselves:Why air rage on airplanes is every traveler's problem
The rate of unruly-passenger incidents has dropped more than 80% after hitting record highs in 2021, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
During a congressional subcommittee hearing last September about the escalation of air rage in the United States, flight attendants and other industry representatives painted a stark picture of how unfriendly the skies have become during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
Perhaps unsurprisingly, alcohol abuse is a major contributor to air rage.
—Ragini Saxena, Fortune, 12 June 2023
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Chris Morris, Fortune, 15 Feb. 2024
Get a hold of yourselves:Why air rage on airplanes is every traveler's problem
The rate of unruly-passenger incidents has dropped more than 80% after hitting record highs in 2021, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
—Nathan Diller, USA TODAY, 24 July 2023
During a congressional subcommittee hearing last September about the escalation of air rage in the United States, flight attendants and other industry representatives painted a stark picture of how unfriendly the skies have become during the Covid-19 pandemic.
—Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2022
Perhaps unsurprisingly, alcohol abuse is a major contributor to air rage.
—Ragini Saxena, Fortune, 12 June 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for air rage
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At first glance, Jiang's murder had all the earmarks of a violent case of road rage.—
Murray Weiss,
CBS News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Police said a road rage incident in Nampa ended in gunshots Wednesday night, and people have been interviewed as part of the investigation.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2025
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In some cases, people walked miles to safety, with singed pets struggling in their arms and only the clothes on their backs.—
Jessica Garrison,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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Pooches and other pets have carved out their niche in the luxury industry as of late.—
Nicole Hoey,
Robb Report,
21 Jan. 2025
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These HDDs use the company’s Mozaic 3+ heat assisted magnetic recording, HAMR, technology, where lasers are used to reduce the magnetic fields from the write head required to write a high-densities on stable high coercivity magnetic recording media.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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Sinner’s serve that broke the net was a freak incident in an already strange match played in the burning heat of the day.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Air rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/air%20rage. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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