Like Ryanair, Avianca is also taking a stance against unruly behavior, hitting passengers where it hurts them the most, their pockets.
The Colombian carrier has filed a suit against a couple for US $90,000 in damages following an incident on board a flight to Sao Paulo Guarulhos. On July 17, 2024, Avianca flight AV249 was climbing out from Bogota (BOG), Colombia destined to Sao Paulo (GRU), Brazil, when the pilots were forced to stop their climb and return to Bogota after a mobile phone battery suffered thermal runaway.
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