Child abuse on planes can create 'gray areas' for airlines
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Flight crews can restrain passengers or even divert flights when violent behavior erupts midair, but when the situation involves a parent potentially abusing a child, the decisions are not so clear cut.
A 5½-hour JetBlue flight earlier this month continued to its final destination after three passengers reported a mother mistreating her 8-year-old son, including grabbing him by the neck and shoving him against a window as he cried.
The same day, the airline diverted a flight to Las Vegas after a man reportedly hit and bit other passengers.