WATCH: Plane Truths — In-Flight Nightmares at 30,000 Feet

You might consider flying back from Las Vegas at 7 a.m. with a plane full of drunk “Hangover” groupies your worst in-flight nightmare, but we promise, it can get much worse than that. It seems like every other day, there’s a story about a freaky event on a plane. And the recent trend of planes getting diverted due to passengers fighting over reclining seats is just the tip of the iceberg — there is some weird stuff happening in the friendly skies.

In case you missed them, here are few recent in-flight mishaps that will make you consider taking the bus. There must be something in the air.

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You should probably listen when someone tells you to fasten your seatbelt. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Buckle Up, Or Break a Hip

How many times have you ignored the seatbelt sign on a plane? For most of us the answer is, “too many times to count.” For the crew on a recent easyJet flight that decision proved dangerous.

On Monday, a flight from London’s Gatwick Airport to Naples hit turbulence in an air pocket that was so severe that one crew member broke a hip and another was knocked unconscious.

There were 154 passengers aboard and each had their own harrowing story to tell. “The flight had been fine until then. My husband noticed the seatbelt sign went on. Most people had them off. Suddenly people were being thrown out of their seats and hitting their heads,” newlywed Lucy Westbrooke told MailOnline.

“Suitcases were being thrown out of the lockers overhead. There was just utter panic. People were screaming. There was a baby thrown up in the air and the mother was just beside herself. The crew didn’t really know what was going on. Some of the Italians on board were praying.”

The plane landed safely in Rome, where it was met by paramedics.

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The brother of a passenger posted this photo on his Facebook page. (Photo: Glenn.s.kagan/Facebook)

Cockpit Cracks are Whack

An American Airlines flight carrying nearly 200 people from Los Angeles to Dallas was forced to make an emergency landing after cracks began to form in the cockpit’s windshield.

Not long into the flight, the pilot made an announcement telling passengers the plane would need to land early.

“We were flying for about twenty minutes, and we just heard an announcement that the windshield cracked. The captain said in all his years of flying, he had never seen anything like it and that the safest thing to do was to turn around and go back to L.A.,” passenger Mark Denesuk told the local NBC News affiliate NBCDFW.

One intrepid passenger managed to take a photograph of the cracks, above.

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A lost bag turned into an arrest after a passenger attacked an airline employee. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Baggage Beatdown

Well that escalated quickly.

Last week, an irate passenger who was unable to locate his bag at LaGuardia Airport in New York allegedly attacked the airline employee who asked to see his ticket.

According to the Daily Mail, the Port Authority police said that the passenger punched and kicked the United Airlines employee.

Port Authority police say the passenger beat the United Airlines employee in front of shocked travelers inside a terminal at LaGuardia Airport in New York.

The employee was treated for loose teeth and lacerations on the face.

The attacker, Antonio Sappleton was arrested and charged with assault and harassment.

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An irrational passenger attempted to open the plane door mid-flight. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Some Doors Are Meant to Stay Closed

Remember that “Bridesmaids“ scene when Kristin Wiig’s character freaked out on the plane before she was hilariously tackled to the ground? Well, as it turns out, that’s not as funny in real life. In April, a man was removed from a California-bound Southwest Airlines flight after he allegedly tried to open the door — while the plane was in the air.

The man, Josuha Carl Suggs, had been acting odd on the plane and was asked twice to return to his seat by the flight attendant. He refused both times before sprinting to the door and attempting to pry open the hatch.

Several passengers, including one law enforcement officer, subdued and restrained Suggs. The flight was diverted to Omaha, Neb, where the unstable passenger was escorted away by police.

The rest of the shaken passengers continued on their way to Sacramento — albeit two hours behind schedule.

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The Ebola virus has scared many travelers around the world. (Photo: Thinkstock)

Too Sick to Fly

You know what’s scarier than snakes on a plane? Ebola on a plane.

In July, Patrick Sawyer flew from Liberia with stops in Ghana and Togo before finally arriving in Nigeria. He died days later from the Ebola virus.

His death threw health officials into a tizzy as they attempted to track down anyone who Sawyer may have come in contact with during his flights, including flight attendants and passengers.

Ebola can only be spread through direct contact with bodily fluids or secretions such as saliva, blood or sweat. However, some of the witnesses report that Sawyer was vomiting and had diarrhea aboard on at least one of his flights — raising the possibility of transmission.

Nigerians authorities continued to track down and test people who came into contact with Sawyer during his West African travels. Luckily, there have been no new cases of the disease. Talk about a horrible souvenir.

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