Posted on 07/09/2021 9:41:43 AM PDT by Enlightened1
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced Tuesday that it had fined a passenger $10,500 for refusing to wear a face mask during a February flight.
In a press release, the agency said that a passenger had taken an Allegiant Air flight on Feb. 27 going from Provo, Utah, to Mesa, Ariz., and allegedly refused to wear the mask properly over both his nose and mouth.
"Flight attendants instructed him seven separate times to wear his facemask properly, and each time he moved it off of his nose after the flight attendant walked away," the release said.
"When told that he needed to cooperate and provide information to fill out a passenger disturbance report, he argued with the flight attendant, refused to provide his identification, said he would continue to pull his facemask down, and claimed that it was fine just over his mouth," the release continued.
The FAA said after the flight touched down, the passenger walked up to the flight attendant from behind as she was about to open the door to the cabin and touched her, asserting that she was being "aggressive about the facemask policy," according to the release, noting that the passenger's actions made the attendant cry.
The penalty is one of several the FAA announced on Tuesday, which were taken as part of its zero tolerance campaign over unruly passenger behavior. In its Tuesday announcement, the agency said it had fined nine passengers in situations where passengers refused to wear a face mask, consumed alcohol they had brought onto the plane and assaulted passengers or flight crew.
The agency fined the nine passengers $119,000 in total, with fines ranging from $7,500 to $21,500.
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What scientific evidence does the FAA have that masks have been proven to protect people from Covid 19?
Finally, does the FAA have this type of legal authority granted to them?
Let the lawsuits fly.
Notice the fine print: “wearing a mask properly”
I’ve run into only 4 people who claimed I wasn’t wearing it “properly”.
One got fired for harassing customers.
Two are now unemployed.
The third got off his power trip and joined the rest of the world.
He definitely should not have touched her, but I’m cool with everything else.
...the passenger’s actions made the attendant cry.
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Snowflake Nation
2 words: John Kerry.
That's what I am wondering...
Masks are proven to be harmful, the lawsuits needs to happen.
Just do your best never to fly, and I say that as an aviation guy. I won’t fly commercial.
Did she remove her mask to give the safety announcement at the start of the flight?
Wrong. The fine was for daring to defy authority. When the plane becomes airborne, you have lost your rights as a citizen.
For an industry that relies heavily on good customer service, they sure have a hard time following through on it.
Show the legal proof.
I told my wife today—no flights anywhere until the mask mandates are gone.
We can wait—as long as it takes....
Haha!
Sorry missed your sarcasm.
I agreed to visit my friend in Minnesota for a gallery exhibition of hers that will be opening soon, and I will be flying there. Driving is not an option due to time constraints. I’m not looking forward to the flights to and from. It will be the first I’ve been made to wear a mask since early May. Any advice on how to handle this is much appreciated. I’ve chosen a window seat in the hopes that I can turn my head to the window and remove the mask to under my nose periodically. Are there any that look like real ones but have small holes or perforations that would make it easier to breathe? I hate wearing them, and haven’t done it unless absolutely required.
Why are people even bothering to fly? It’s basically a training session for subjugation.
Somebody really needs to bring back the Pony Express.
Correct. It clearly falls under the Except Clause of the US Constitution.
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