Posted on 08/23/2021 2:06:34 PM PDT by billorites
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration has responded to a new wave of violently unruly behavior among airplane passengers by proposing $531,545 in civil penalties against 34 individuals who have disrupted flights with their shenanigans.
The Unfriendly Skies: Since Jan. 1, the FAA has levied more than $1 million in fines against aggressive passengers. This year, the FAA has received approximately 3,889 reports of unruly behavior by passengers, including about 2,867 reports of passengers refusing to comply with the federal facemask mandate.
The fines are part of the FAA’s Zero Tolerance campaign against unruly behavior on U.S. carriers. The FAA doesn't have criminal prosecutorial authority in these matters, but the agency has asked airports to coordinate more closely with local law enforcement to prosecute passengers whose behavior veers into criminal behavior.
Worst Of The Bunch: Among the most egregious cases cited by the FAA are:
A $45,000 fine against a JetBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU) passenger on a May flight for allegedly throwing objects including his carry-on luggage, lying on the floor in the aisle, then grabbing a flight attendant by the ankles and putting his head up her skirt. The passenger was placed in flexi-cuffs and the flight was forced to make an emergency landing. in Richmond, Virginia.
A $42,000 fine against a passenger on another JetBlue flight in May for allegedly interfering with crewmembers after failing to comply with the facemask mandate, making non-consensual physical contact with another passenger, throwing a playing card at a passenger and threatening him with physical harm, making stabbing gestures towards certain passengers and snorting what appeared to be cocaine from a plastic bag, which the cabin crew confiscated. The passenger was also secured in flex cuffs and that flight was forced to make an emergency landing.
A $32,500 fine against a Southwest Airlines (NYSE: LUV) passenger in January for allegedly assaulting passengers around him because someone in his row wouldn't change seats to accommodate his travel partner. A $30,000 fine against a passenger on a Frontier Airlines (NASDAQ: ULCC) flight in January for allegedly attempting to gain entry to the flight deck by physically assaulting two flight attendants and threatening to kill one of them.
A $29,000 fine against a JetBlue passenger on an April flight who refused to comply with the facemask mandate, shouted obscenities at the flight crew and intentionally bumped and then punched a seated passenger in the face.
I have seen a flight attendant on a US flight attractive enough to make that tempting. I guess some guys really do like a big butt.
Have not seen.
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“Was that wrong? Should I not have done that?”
Maybe he was checking for cracks in the undercarriage.
What a repulsive act with the guy and the flight attendant. I’ve admired ladies’ attractive legs for as long as I can remember but it would never ever occur to me to do something like that.
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that was not what i was expecting...
ROFL
Wow, those are some REALLY nasty behaviors. Hopefully this gets peoples’ attention and behavior improves.
So that would be wrong? Well I’ve been misinformed.
Isn’t that the whole point of having flight attendants?
A lot has changed through the years.
Those fines seem excessive and not too 8th Amendment friendly.
A $29,000 fine against a JetBlue passenger on an April flight who refused to comply with the facemask mandate, shouted obscenities at the flight crew and intentionally bumped and then punched a seated passenger in the face.
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So if I’m not vexed, I can’t get on on a plane, right? Thank goodness.
How big was the bet he won?
These incidents mirror the decline in our language and culture. Trashy people out there feel emboldened to do stuff like this. The problem is not just these individuals. It is systemic.
Dang it. I clicked on the thread just to post that.
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