Originally Posted by Often1

OP can ask any question he wants. He won't get answers to anything other than whether he may be rebooked. That will depend on his fare conditions and his willingness to pay the fees if any.

Both federal and state law fugitives, violent & non-violent, are returned to their "home" jurisdiction by both federal and state law enforcement and those agents & officers are armed as they ordinarily would be.

There are hundreds of these transports every day.

Originally Posted by sinoflyer

Only speaking domestically, state and federal prisoners are extradited from one state to another all the time. Often they fly commercial. There is nothing unusual about it.

Originally Posted by kmersh

I have flown on a handful of flights where a prisoner has been transported and actually a few times ex-PBI and each time they have boarded through the jet way like any other passenger, though they did board first, with their wrists covered with a jacket or something to hide the cuffs.

I did not feel any less or more in danger than I normally would, which is to say I generally feel safe aboard aircraft.

Regarding Airline policy, beats me though I imagine that prisoner transport is probably not a reason to be re-booked without penalty.