'This airplane is going down!' Passenger physically attacks flight crew after Disney trip with 3-year-old daughter, DOJ says



A California man went on a violent rampage during a recent Frontier Airlines flight, according to the Department of Justice. After spending the weekend in Disneyland with his daughter, the man allegedly attacked the flight crew and screamed: "This airplane is going down!"

Charles Angel Salva of Fremont has been charged with interference with flight crew members and attendants. He appeared Thursday in federal court.

According to court documents, Salva told police he assaulted the flight attendants because he didn't want anyone to know he was a pedophile and that he had been hearing triggering voices.

Salva was on Frontier Airlines flight 3581, which departed Monday from John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana and was scheduled to land at the San Francisco International Airport.

Shortly after takeoff — while the airplane was increasing altitude and under 10,000 feet — the flight crew noticed oxygen masks in one row at the middle of the aircraft were out of the overhead compartment. Flight attendants discovered Salva had his hand stuck in the overhead compartment.

A passenger allegedly told investigators that Salva appeared claustrophobic, and it seemed as though he desperately wanted to exit the airplane.

Salva allegedly began yelling obscenities at the flight crew.

According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California, Salva screamed, “We are all going to hell!” and, “This airplane is going down!”

Salva reportedly ran toward the rear of the plane as flight attendants attempted to restrain him.

Salva purportedly attempted to choke a flight attendant, leaving two small marks on the victim’s neck. The Daily Mail reported that while he was allegedly choking the airline employee, Salva said, "I’m going to choke this b****."

The unruly passenger then pushed another member of the flight staff "with force" and said he was going to kill everybody, according to the affidavit.

Passengers helped restrain Salva. He allegedly broke out of flex cuffs and had to be restrained with a seatbelt.

The DOJ said Salva kicked a flight attendant roughly six times in the leg, which caused bruising and swelling that required medical attention.

The flight had to be diverted to the Ontario International Airport because of the alleged outburst.

Once the plane touched down, Salva was taken to a local hospital for medical treatment.

A passenger told investigators they were flying back to San Francisco with Salva and his 3-year-old daughter after spending the weekend at Disneyland, Fox News noted, adding that court documents state Salva on Sunday left his daughter with the unnamed passenger and their family and then disappeared. Fox News added that the unnamed passenger said the Anaheim Police Department called saying Salva had been found covered in sewage at a liquor store.

The news outlet added that Salva reportedly told investigators, "I’m a child molester," and that he had molested his 3-year-old daughter multiple times before losing his custody rights. He allegedly told police that he believed everyone was trying to get him to admit his crimes, so he tried to pull the emergency flight button in an attempt to cause the airplane to crash. According to court documents, Salva told police he assaulted the flight attendants because he didn't want anyone to know he was a pedophile and that he had been hearing triggering voices. Salva also reportedly admitted that he consumed ecstasy before boarding the plane.

Frontier Airlines said in a statement, "We extend our utmost appreciation to the flight crew for their professionalism and to the other passengers who assisted during the incident, as well as local and federal law enforcement, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, for their efforts to ensure justice."

The FBI and the Ontario Police Department launched investigations.

If convicted, Salva would face a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison.

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'That's not her, she's possessed!' 3 different women meltdown on alleged Frontier Airlines flight from hell



Multiple women allegedly interrupted a recent flight with screaming, singing, and even crawling over seats causing claims of demonic possession.

A three-hour flight from Houston, Texas, to Denver, Colorado, was delayed by three hours — including a stop in Dallas, Texas — after multiple women interrupted a flight, stemming from one woman's apprehension.

Video of the incident titled "My little sister's first experience flying by her self on Frontier" purportedly took place on a Frontier Airlines flight. It began with a woman, already being subdued by security, screaming desperately for the guards to let go of her arm.

After about a minute of the woman crying while she was taken to the front of the plane, the video cut to a man arguing with security from his seat. At the same time, the previously apprehended woman began an attempted escape to toward the back of the plane, crawling and falling over three sets of seats and passengers.

Soon thereafter, a second woman appeared toward the back of the plane and began yelling in apparent objection to the first woman who caused the alleged delay.

"Straight Texas style! ... [I'm going to] beat your ass!" the woman in sunglasses and a bandana screamed.

Not 45 seconds later, a third woman emerged in the aisle and attempted to explain to her fellow passengers what was happening.

"This is not happening for no reason. This is actual evidence that there is a real devil that wants to kill each and every one of y'all including your family members," she explained. "That's not her, she's possessed! She needs help!" the woman wearing the inside-out beanie declared.

"I'm only telling y'all because all hell is about to break lose and you're getting the evidence of it," she continued before moving toward the front of the plane. Once at the front, the woman turned around and began singing to the detained woman as the situation escalated.

The bandana-wearing woman soon spouted off more comments toward the woman allegedly causing a delay:

"Ain't nobody playing with you, girl!"

"I'll be crazy right along with you. You're doing all that crying? I ain't playing with you!" she continued.

Frontier Airlines is a Denver-based company that is known for having ultra-low fares and uses the tagline "Low Fares Done Right®."

Frontier Airlines did not immediately respond to request for comment. This article will be updated with any relevant response.

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Man seen in viral video taped to seat for allegedly groping breasts of flight attendants sentenced to prison



The young man who allegedly sexually and physically assaulted flight attendants during a Frontier Airlines flight last year has been sentenced to prison by a federal judge.

Maxwell Berry, of Norwalk, Ohio, pleaded guilty to three counts of assault in February. At the time, Berry's lawyers asked the judge for no jail time by stating, "Max Berry is a good man who committed a bad act, that was not planned, it was committed in an unsophisticated manner, and it is an aberration."

Berry, 23, was sentenced to 60 days in prison and one year of supervised release on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge Robert Scola Jr. in a federal court in Miami, Florida. Berry was also ordered by the court to pay a $2,500 fine and more than $1,500 in restitution.

Berry's lawyer – Jason Kreiss – claimed that the incident was not representative of his client.

"He’s a really good kid from a great family, who was punished for his worst day," Kreiss told NBC News in a statement. "Although we don’t believe 60 days was necessary based on Max’s significant self-reform and other mitigating factors, we respect the judgment of the court."

The judge ruled that Berry must report to federal prison by Aug. 1 – almost exactly one year from his shocking behavior during a Frontier Airlines flight from Philadelphia to Miami.

Berry consumed two alcoholic drinks during the flight and ordered a third adult beverage, according to police.

TheBlaze previously reported that Berry brushed an empty cup against the backside of a female flight attendant. The woman reportedly instructed the unruly passenger not to touch her.

Berry then spilled a drink on his shirt and went to the bathroom to clean up, according to the police report. He emerged from the airliner bathroom shirtless, which prompted a flight attendant to help him retrieve a new shirt from his carry-on bag.

He then reportedly walked around the commercial airplane mid-flight for 15 minutes.

People reported, "During his time roaming the plane, he reportedly groped another female flight attendant's breasts, the police report noted. He later went behind the two female airline employees 'and put his arms around both of them and groped their breasts again.'"

A male flight attendant intervened, but Berry punched him in the face, according to the police report. Passengers helped the flight crew restrain Berry, and then bound him to a seat by using a seatbelt extender and tape. Berry was taped to the airline seat for the remainder of the flight. He was taken into custody at Miami International Airport following the incident.

Berry's now-infamous unruly behavior was exposed in a viral video that has over 13 million views.

Frontier passenger allegedly touched 2 flight attendants breasts, then screamed his parents are worth $2 million, before punching a flight attendant. Frontier suspended the crew for duct taping the passenger to his seat as they landed in Miami. 22 yr old Max Berry is in custody.pic.twitter.com/4xS9Rwvafx
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Jordan Galarza – the flight attendant who was reportedly punched by Berry – told WPLG on Tuesday, "My number role on any aircraft is to protect the passengers, including Maxwell Berry, who we did get to Miami safely that day."

Galarza defended the decision to tape Berry to the seat, "You can say it looked a bit barbaric, but it worked perfectly and no one got hurt because of how we did what we did."

Galarza said Berry's 60-day prison sentence isn't enough of a punishment.

"He made an enemy of everyone on that flight. The people on that aircraft saw justice happen – more than what we saw today," Galarza said after Berry was sentenced.

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VIDEO: After missing flight, mother attacks airport staff as daughter begs her to stop: 'Mommy! I don't want you to go to jail!'



A shocking video shows the moment a woman has a complete meltdown after missing her flight, including allegedly assaulting airport staff. As the mother goes on a crazed outburst in the middle of the Orlando International Airport, her two children helplessly look on and beg her to stop.

A New York woman was caught on video erupting into a frenzy after she missed her Frontier Airlines flight on June 30. According to authorities, police responded to a "physical disturbance" around 8:54 p.m. That's when the woman exploded at the Frontier Airlines check-in counter when an employee informed the mother-of-two that she had missed her returning flight to New York, according to the Miami Herald.

The woman blew up at the Frontier Airlines employee and stormed toward the clerk who was behind the counter. One employee pepper-sprayed the enraged woman, but that didn't stop her from swinging at the airport staff and then throwing a computer keyboard. A female employee and the mother exchange obscenities.

The woman was temporarily affected by the pepper spray and walked away as her young daughter pleaded with her to calm down.

"Mommy!" the hysterical girl yells at her mother. "I don't want you to go to jail!"

Her young son watched as her mother caused a ruckus at the Orlando International Airport. The mother tells her son to look after his sister because "I am going to f*** this bitch up."

The viral video shows the mother storm back toward the check-in counter, and this time she grabs a metal separation pole. She hoisted the pole up over her shoulder and swings it at the plexiglass divider, then she hurls more objects at the airport staff.

Police arrive just in the nick of time before the situation could have turned extremely dangerous, as seen in a video posted by Enrique Santos on Instagram.

"Once officers arrived at the scene, they saw the suspect, identified as a 29-year-old woman attempting to strike a Frontier employee with a pole," the arrest affidavit stated.

The law enforcement officer is heard on video asking the mother, "What is wrong with you?"

The Daily Mail identified the suspect as 29-year-old Dana Pierre from Brooklyn, New York.

The Orlando Police Department said Pierre was arrested and was charged with aggravated assault. Her bail was set at $3,000.

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Frontier Airlines quietly adds 'Covid Recovery Charge' to every leg of every flight



Airline travel across the U.S. is picking up as summer vacationers attempt to get back to normal, and with it Americans are being reminded of the airline fees they long decried before the pandemic forced them to stay home.

One airline quietly snuck a new fee into their ticket charges last month — and the fee was exposed Tuesday by Miles to Memories.

What happened?

Frontier Airlines imposed a new "Covid Recovery Charge" back in May, company spokesman Zach Kramer told USA Today. Multiple major airlines in the U.S. — including Frontier — took billions in taxpayer dollars in the form of COVID relief.

The airline quietly added $1.59 to all bookings for every segment of every flight each way for every passenger, ABC News reported.

According to Frontier Airlines' website, the charge covers expenses the company has incurred implementing COVID-19 prevention measures.

From the website:

Covid Recovery Charge: The Covid Recovery Charge offsets added costs to Frontier due to implementing Covid-19 related measures, such as increased sanitation and cleaning onboard the aircraft and in the airport, shields at the ticket counters and gate areas, and personal protective equipment for employees.

USA Today pointed out that the fee is not an easy one to spot when booking a flight on the airline's website.

"The CRC is already added to the promoted total fare at FlyFrontier.com, therefore, it is not an unexpected charge later in the booking process," a spokesperson for Frontier Airlines told ABC News.

Will this new fee be a trend? At least one travel analyst doesn't think so.

"Budget airlines have historically been the most adventurous in testing out new fees," Scott Keyes, founder of Scott's Cheap Flights, told ABC News. "And Frontier's COVID Recovery surcharge is true to form. While this surcharge is unlikely to be replicated by other airlines, the big question is whether yet another fee will push some Frontier customers to book elsewhere."

Frontier Airlines Under Fire After Booting 18-Month-Old Jewish Baby Off Flight For Not Wearing A Mask

Frontier Airlines kicked a family of Hasidic Jews off a plane Sunday after they refused to force their 18-month-old baby to wear a face mask.