United Airlines Passenger Repeatedly Punched Another Flier, Authorities Say NYT | Top Stories Jesus Jiménez 1 November 2024 at 04:53 A man assaulted another passenger on a United Airlines flight on Monday in an attack that appeared to have been random, officials said. © David J. Phillip/Associated PressA man on a United Airlines flight on Monday repeatedly punched a fellow passenger who was sleeping in what the authorities said appeared to have been a random attack.