A passenger who viciously attacked a flight attendant on board a Southwest Airlines flight has been jailed for 15 months.
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It all started in May 2021.
When California woman, Vyvianna M. Quinonez, 29, was on board a Southwest Airlines flight.
At some point during the flight, Quinonez became aggressive.
She then began attacking a flight attendant and beat her so viciously she bloodied her face and chipped numerous teeth.
Now, she has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison, prosecutors say.
She will also have to pay $26,000 in restitution and a $7,500 fine, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of California.
Randy Grossman, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of California, explained:
“Violence on aircraft endangers the lives of all onboard. Attacks on flight crew members, who perform vital jobs to ensure passenger safety, will not be tolerated.”
A video of the attack went viral at the time.
It appears entirely unprovoked, and shows the flight attendant in evident distress…