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Southwest reported its February traffic figures Friday, showing increased passenger numbers and revenue. Southwest flew just under 10.7m passengers during the month, a 0.7% increase from February 2016. Passenger revenue improved 1.1% on the previous year, on ASM capacity up 1.2%. Load factor was flat at 79%. For the 12 months to end February, the airline saw revenue passenger miles increase by 2.9%, with ASM capacity up 3.8%. Southwest estimates its Q1 2017 operating revenue per available seat mile (RASM) will fall by between 2 and 3%, compared with 1Q16.<br/>

A Honolulu-bound Hawaiian Airlines flight was diverted to Los Angeles International Airport when an “unruly” passenger threatened to “take somebody behind the woodshed” over the cost of an in-flight blanket, according to officials. The 66-year-old man had gotten into an argument with the crew over the blanket’s price tag aboard the flight from Las Vegas to Honolulu on Wednesday, said Rob Pedregon, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Airport Police Department. Authorities said the blanket cost $12, though it is listed for $10 on Hawaiian’s website. Pedregon said airport police and FBI agents met the flight at LAX and escorted the passenger off the plane. But he was released to find another flight after authorities determined it was simply a business dispute, Pedregon said. The passenger was not a threat, Pedregon said, joking that there was “no woodshed on board.” The man has not been identified because, Pedregon said, he was not charged with a crime.<br/>