“A Southwest Airlines flight attendant lost two teeth after being punched by a passenger -- and someone caught it on video.”
She said their first encounter happened when the flight attendant asked Quinonez and the group she was traveling with to put their masks on properly, not letting their noses hang out. Why do people still need to be told that, 15+ months into a pandemic? In addition to completely defeating the purpose of wearing a mask at all, it also makes you look like an absolute goofball.
A spokesperson for Southwest, however, told the newspaper that the dispute was “not mask-related,” alleging only that Quinonez had ignored in-flight instructions from the crew. Whatever the cause, the argument eventually escalated into the attack. Just before the first punch is thrown, you hear someone near Quinonez yell, “We are gonna sue you!” and you can also see the Quinonez mask is not around her nose at that point . Luckily for the flight attendant, the altercation was quickly broken up by another passenger.
Video obtained by CBS News shows the moment a Southwest Airlines flight attendant was punched by a passenger after asking her to keep her seat belt fastened during a flight from Sacramento to San Diego Sunday.