Three Women Arrested At Miami International Airport After Baggage Fee Dispute

Three Women Arrested at Miami International Airport After Baggage Fee Dispute Three female passengers were removed from a Frontier Airlines flight and arrested at Miami International Airport late Sunday evening after a dispute over an extra carry‑on baggage fee escalated into a physical confrontation with authorities, according to arrest and police reports.

The incident occurred on Sunday, March 29, around 9:50 p.m. local time as the women prepared to board Frontier Airlines Flight F9‑1204, bound for Philadelphia. Airport staff noticed the three 30‑year‑old Nafisa Dockery, 26‑year‑old Davana Cochran and 21‑year‑old Dionjana Cochran had two carry‑on bags despite only paying for one. They were instructed to step out of the boarding line and pay the additional fee, but the situation deteriorated into a heated exchange. Rather than comply, Dockery allegedly told her companions: “We don’t have to listen, let’s just go,” prompting the trio to bypass a door marked restricted area and board the aircraft without authorization. Once inside, airline personnel informed authorities and requested their removal. When local deputies arrived, they instructed the women that their boarding passes had been invalidated and that they must deplane. Despite multiple warnings, the trio refused to leave their seats. For safety and compliance, all other passengers were asked to disembark so law enforcement could remove the three women. As deputies attempted to escort the women off the plane, a brief struggle occurred. According to official reports

• The women resisted arrest and refused to comply with deputies’ instructions.
• Nafisa Dockery allegedly spat on an airline employee or another individual during the removal process.
• At least one of the women was captured in bystander‑filmed footage behaving erratically, including twerking near an officer while in custody. All three were taken into custody at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center in Miami. They now face charges including
• Trespassing after warning
• Resisting an officer without violence to their person
• Battery (in Dockery’s case)

The confrontation resulted in an extended delay of more than an hour for the Philadelphia‑bound flight as passengers were cleared and the women were removed. Video of the encounter quickly circulated on social media, drawing widespread attention online. Many commentators criticized the trio’s behavior as unnecessary and dangerous, especially given the sensitive environment of an airport terminal and aircraft.