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The FAA said the incident happened on Feb. 19, 2021. The agency levied a
fine of $18,500 against the passenger. A woman traveling with her exhibited
similar behavior during the flight and was fined $10,000, according to the
FAA.
Similar scenes played out on other flights around the country. Here are a
few examples:
$21,500 against a passenger on a Dec. 27, 2020, Frontier Airlines flight
from Nashville, Tenn., to Orlando, Fla. The FAA alleges the passenger drank
alcohol that Frontier did not serve, which is against FAA regulations. He
refused to comply with a flight attendant’s instruction to stop drinking
the alcohol and wear a facemask. The FAA further alleges the passenger began
fighting with the flight attendant and nearby passengers about the facemask
policy. The flight attendant issued the passenger a “red card” for
failing to comply with the facemask instructions, but he continued to argue
with nearby passengers, ultimately striking the passenger next to him on the
head. The flight attendant reseated him in another row, notified the
captain of the disturbance, and requested law enforcement to meet him at the
gate upon arrival.
$17,000 against a passenger on a Jan. 25, 2021, Frontier Airlines flight
from St. Louis, Mo., to Las Vegas, Nev. The FAA alleges the passenger
refused to wear his facemask during the boarding process despite direct
instruction from flight attendants to do so. Furthermore, the flight
attendant had to pause the preflight safety demonstration twice to tell him
to hang up his phone, put it on airplane mode, and wear his mask. During the
flight, a flight attendant instructed him a second time to wear his mask.
During the final descent, the passenger unbuckled his seatbelt, stood up,
and moved to a different seat closer to the front of the aircraft. He
ignored crew instructions that it was unsafe to be unbuckled and move about
the cabin at that time.
$13,000 against a passenger on a Jan. 29, 2021, Frontier Airlines flight
from San Diego, Calif., to Las Vegas, Nev. The FAA alleges the passenger
repeatedly removed her facemask and ignored crew instruction to wear it
properly. The FAA further alleges that the passenger drank alcohol that
Frontier didn’t serve, which is against FAA regulation.
$10,500 against a passenger on a Feb. 27, 2021, Allegiant Air flight
from Provo, Utah, to Mesa, Ariz. The FAA alleges the passenger refused to
wear his facemask over his mouth and nose throughout the flight. 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. 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.
After the plane landed, he approached a flight attendant from behind as she
prepared to open the cabin door and touched her. He stated that she was
being aggressive about the facemask policy and got very close to her while
complaining about her enforcement of the policy. This behavior intimidated
the flight attendant and caused her to cry.
$10,500 against a passenger on a Jan. 23, 2021, Alaska Airlines flight
from Seattle, Wash., to Ketchikan, Alaska. The FAA alleges that as the
flight was preparing to depart from the gate, the passenger made a 911 call
reporting that the aircraft was being hijacked. He told the 911 dispatcher
that a man was holding up a flight attendant at knifepoint near the front of
the aircraft and repeatedly asked the dispatcher to stop the flight. While
the aircraft was taxiing to the runway, he left his seat twice to enter the
lavatory despite flight attendant instructions to stay seated. Due to the
911 calls, the pilots taxied the aircraft to a cargo ramp where law
enforcement met the flight. Law enforcement boarded the aircraft armed with
rifles and evacuated passengers and crew. While at the cargo ramp, the
passenger called the FBI and made mention of a bomb. The aircraft was
temporarily taken out of service for bomb screening. Law enforcement also
screened all passengers and crew as a result of the passenger’s comments.
All of the passenger’s claims were false and resulted in a multi-hour delay
of the flight.
$10,500 against a passenger on a Dec. 19, 2020, Allegiant Air flight
from Syracuse, N.Y., to Punta Gorda, Fla. The FAA alleges that while the
fasten-seatbelt sign was on during a period of moderate turbulence, the
passenger got out of his seat to use the lavatory. When flight attendants
told him it was unsafe to do so, he argued that he was drinking at the
airport for five hours prior to the flight. Flight attendants allowed him to
use the lavatory, but upon exiting, he nearly fell on the flight attendants
three times and argued with them about being allowed out of his seat. He
was not wearing his facemask, and flight attendants reminded him to wear it
several times. After flight attendants got him in his seat, he began vaping
despite flight attendant instructions to stop. Throughout the rest of the
flight he continued to vape, not wear his facemask, and get out of his seat.
The captain called for law enforcement to meet the passenger at the gate.
$7,500 against a passenger on a Feb. 25, 2021, Southwest Airlines flight
from Denver, Colo., to Los Angeles, Calif. The FAA alleges that upon
boarding, flight attendants instructed the passenger twice to wear his
facemask properly. He moved it below his nose and mouth both times. A
Southwest Airlines customer service supervisor boarded the aircraft to speak
with him about his non-compliance and provided him a facemask that would
fit properly after he told flight attendants that his mask was broken. As
the supervisor left, he again pulled his facemask below his nose and mouth.
The supervisor returned and asked him to get off the aircraft, but the
passenger refused. As a result, the airline had every passenger deplane. The
non-compliant passenger was not allowed to reboard. His actions caused the
flight to be delayed by 38 minutes.
The passengers have 30 days after receiving the FAA’s enforcement letter to
respond to the agency.
The FAA said it’s “strictly enforcing a zero-tolerance policy” for people
who disrupt flights and fail to obey flight crew instructions. |
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