- An Arkansas teenager claims a flight attendant falsely accused her father of human trafficking during a 2019 flight on which he was comforting his daughter during turbulence
- Armed law enforcement allegedly separated Madison Cupp from her family upon landing before determining no charges were warranted
- Cupp is suing Delta and Endeavor Air for $2.35 million, citing negligence and emotional distress caused by the incident
A young woman from Arkansas is suing Delta Air Lines and Endeavor Air for $2.35 million, claiming a flight attendant falsely accused her father of human trafficking her on a flight.
The lawsuit stems from an incident that allegedly occurred in December 2019, but Madison Cupp only recently filed suit against the carriers in a local court on December 29, 2025. According to documents obtained by PEOPLE, Cupp filed a notice to move the lawsuit moved to a Virginia District Court on June 3.
Cupp claims she was traveling with her mother, father and her maternal grandparents from Memphis to Newport News, Virginia. The family says they were heading to the East Coast in order to attend Cupp's older brother's graduation from the United States Coast Guard's A School.
On the second leg of their trip, from Atlanta to Newport News, the plane encountered some turbulence. Cupp, who was 13 at the time, recalls she “began crying.”
Cupp's father "comforted his scared daughter as any good father would do under the circumstances,” the complaint alleges. At the time, Cupp's...
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