34 passengers accused of unruly behavior on planes are facing more than $500,000 in fines, bringing the total amount of proposed civil penalties to more than $1,000,000 this year, according to the FAA.
Passengers wearing protective masks are seen aboard before a JetBlue flight to London at JFK International Airport, New York, Aug. 11, 2021.Thirty-four passengers accused of unruly behavior on planes are facing more than $500,000 in fines, bringing the total amount of proposed civil penalties to more than $1 million this year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
News of proposed fines topping $1 million comes just weeks after the FAA warned airports across the country to monitor serving alcohol to passengers, citing theThe most extreme incident involved a passenger on a JetBlue flight from New York to Orlando on May 24 who was fined $45,000 after allegedly throwing objects at other passengers, refusing to stay seated and lying on the aisle floor, according to the FAA.
The passenger allegedly failed to comply with the mask mandate, made"non-consensual physical contact" with another passenger, threatened another with physical harm and made stabbing gestures toward multiple travelers, the FAA said. Flight crew members equipped themselves with flex cuffs and ice mallets to protect themselves while the flight was diverted to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the passenger was removed and now faces a fine of $42,000.
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