The 17 most shocking airline stories of 2018

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December 7, 2018 11:06 PM

Several shocking stories featuring bad behavior by either passengers or crew members made headlines this year.

A puppy reportedly died in an overhead bin on a United Airlines flight (March)

2018 was a busy year for the aviation industry, with nearly four billion people from around the world estimated to have used airplanes to travel.
While the vast majority of worldwide flights departed and landed without incident, several surprising stories featuring bad behavior by either passengers or crew members made headlines.

But other airline stories made headlines this year for other, less tragic reasons. They include the Delta Air Lines passenger who stepped in the leftover feces of an emotional support dog, the United Airlines flight attendant who was said to be "drunk and disorderly" while onboard the plane, the monkey who escaped an American Airlines flight at San Antonio International Airport, the man who hopped the fence at Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and ran onto the tarmac in his underwear, and, of course, the emotional-support squirrel.

Here were some of the most shocking airline stories of 2018:

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