It started with name-calling. It ended with a felony arrest.
A flight from Florida to Maryland hadn’t even left the runway when things took a wild turn—think less “friendly skies,” more WWE SmackDown at 30,000 feet.
A woman was arrested at Sanford-Orlando International Airport on charges of felony child abuse after allegedly assaulting a boy who, according to multiple witnesses, taunted her by calling her “fat” and “Miss Piggy.”
Yes. Miss Piggy. On a plane. In 2025.
According to police and reports from the New York Post, the preteen passenger also told the woman she was “too big for the seat.”
That’s when things turned physical.
Passengers say the woman snapped, allegedly punching the child, hitting him with a water bottle, and slamming his head into the window.
Cue the flight crew and an abrupt end to the trip before it even began.
“She just lost it,” one passenger told authorities, describing the incident as disturbing and aggressive. “This wasn’t discipline. This was rage.”
The woman, whose identity hasn’t been released publicly, was taken into custody at the airport. She reportedly told officers that the boy had been disrespectful for most of their time together and that things escalated when he shoved her arm off the shared armrest.
“He kept pushing my buttons,” she allegedly told police, claiming she only reacted after feeling provoked.
Still, officers weren’t buying it.
She was charged with felony child abuse, released later on $10,000 bond, and has been ordered to stay away from the child.
It’s unclear what their relationship is—if any. The boy’s family has declined to comment.
This isn’t the first time airplane drama has gone viral. Just last year, a woman was sentenced to prison for causing chaos on an American Airlines flight, reportedly using racial slurs and physically attacking another passenger. (Because nothing says “mile-high club” like a court summons.)
The latest incident adds to growing concerns about passenger behavior in the skies, especially as post-pandemic travel ramps up again.
So, a reminder: Words can hurt. But fists on a plane? That’ll land you in serious trouble.