Alaska Airlines Passenger Allegedly Assaults Crew Members, Forcing Diversion

Alaska Airlines Flight 1057, a regularly scheduled service from Portland (PDX) to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), diverted to Boise, Idaho, early on Tuesday morning after a passenger allegedly assaulted a pair of flight attendants. Police ultimately identified the woman in question as 61-year-old Tracy Brkhimer of White Salmon, Washington, saying that she showed erratic behavior and that she struck a set of crew members who were looking to calm her.