A New York woman was arrested for violently assaulted her plus-size seatmate on recent Southwest Airlines flight.

Leanna Perry, a celebrated New York City artist has become the focus of headlines after an extraordinary meltdown on a Southwest Airlines flight, involving violent behaviour and extreme verbal abuse.

In a now-viral video, a woman identified as Leanna Perry, 32, could be seen grabbing another passenger’s hair on a Southwest Airlines flight while verbally berating her.

Leanna Perry, 32, was charged with aggravated assault after throwing a fit and pulling a woman's hair on a Southwest Airlines flight on Tuesday. 6.

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Artist Leanna Perry, ... The drunken passenger who grabbed a woman’s hair and spat in her face during an explosive meltdown on a Southwest Airlines flight is a New York City-based artist, ...