Flight attendants train in self-defense amid spike in unruly passengers

 

Flight attendants train in self-defense amid spike in unruly passengers

野蠻乘客激增 空服員接受自衛訓練

【摘要2021.9.13.日.自由】◎ 陳成良

With pandemic stress frazzling the nerves of COVID anxious travelers, there is a renewed sense of importance among flight attendants to learn how to protect themselves.

隨著COVID大流行的壓力使焦慮的旅行者神經疲憊不堪，空服人員重新意識到學習保護自己很重要。

The air marshals in the New York field office say a post 9/11 self-defense program that had been on hiatus during the pandemic returned last month with a renewed sense of urgency.

紐約外勤辦事處的空警說，在大流行期間中斷的 9/11後自衛計畫，上個月又緊急重啟。

"We’ve had great demand since we’ve reintroduced the classes," said Stephanie Metzer who manages the field office.

管理該外勤辦事處的史蒂芬妮‧梅爾澤說：「我們重新推出該課程後，需求量就一直很大。」

This year, airplane cabins have seen chaos. A passenger was taped to his seat after he allegedly groped and assaulted flight attendants during a Miami-bound flight from Philadelphia in August. He was wrapped with tape around his mouth and body and was eventually charged with battery.

今年，飛機客艙內屢次出現騷亂。8月間，邊疆航空航空公司一架從費城飛往邁阿密的班機上，一名乘客據稱對空服人員毛手毛腳並出手攻擊，而被綁在座位上，他的嘴和身體被膠帶纏住，最後還被電擊。

新聞辭典

frazzle：動詞，使磨損，使磨破；使疲憊。例句：The cuffs were frazzled.（袖口磨損了。）

air marshal：名詞，空中（便衣）警察。空中警察都曾接受反制劫機等特殊訓練，他們以匿名方式登機，保護飛機的安全。

hiatus：名詞，裂縫；空隙；短暫的中斷。例句：After a three-year hiatus, he resumed his teaching career. （在中斷了3年之後，他又重拾教書生涯。）