A Southwest Airlines employee was taken to the hospital Saturday after being assaulted by a passenger at a Dallas Airport, the airline said.
Arielle Jean Jackson Black, 32, was arrested after allegedly hitting a flight attendant with "a close fist to the head," according to Dallas police. Black boarded the plane and went directly to the back, where she got into a verbal argument with a flight attendant, police said.
She went to the front of the aircraft after being asked to the leave the plane and got into an argument with a different flight attendant and allegedly began to hit them.
It's unclear what started the dispute between Black and the flight crew.
The flight was departing from Dallas Love Field Airport to La Guardia Airport in New York City.
Southwest Airlines did not identify the employee who was taken to the hospital.
"We do not have an update on her condition, but we have a Station Manager with her at the hospital with the full support of her Southwest Family sending our thoughts, prayers, and love," the airline said in a statement. "Southwest Airlines maintains a zero-tolerance policy regarding any type of harassment or assault and fully support our Employee as we cooperate with local authorities regarding this unacceptable incident."