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Spirit Airlines Pilot Arrested for Stalking Teenagers

8/6/2025

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A Spirit Airlines pilot, Dominic A. Cipolla, 40, was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport for allegedly stalking two teenagers, aged 12 and 17. Facing felony and misdemeanor charges from Johnson County, Kansas, Cipolla has been suspended from duty as the investigation unfolds. This incident adds to the airline's troubling history of recent sex-crime cases involving passengers.

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A Spirit Airlines pilot, Dominic A. Cipolla, 40, was arrested at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport for allegedly stalking two teenagers, aged 12 and 17. Facing felony and misdemeanor charges from Johnson County, Kansas, Cipolla has been suspended from duty as the investigation unfolds. This incident adds to the airline's troubling history of recent sex-crime cases involving passengers.