Two particularly nasty passengers have prompted the FAA’s recommendation of the biggest fines ever levied against individuals for acting out on an airplane. Both of the record-setters are women. The agency has recommended a fine of $81,950 for a female American Airlines passenger for a truly remarkable fracas last July and the other woman is looking at a $77,272 hit for her performance on a Delta flight also last July. They were among 6,000 passengers reported for bad behavior last year. Despite the well-publicized “zero tolerance” policy imposed by the FAA, 2022 is off to strong start with more than 1,000 reports in the first three months of 2022. Thankfully, few such incidents reach the level of misery these two women unleashed on the crew and fellow passengers on their flights.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/nasty-passengers-face-80000-fines