Aviation authority has imposed zero-tolerance policy and says incidents have soared since 6 January Capitol attack
Highlights
- FAA has imposed zero-tolerance policy since January 2021.
- Agency has proposed fines of about $7m for disruptive passengers.
- $81,950 fine for American Airlines passenger on July flight from Dallas to Charlotte.
- Another $75,000 (£57,500) fine for Delta Air Lines passenger who bit a fellow passenger after trying to hug and kiss another.
- Agency says incidents have soared since 6 January 2021 attack on US Capitol.
- FAA says since then there had been a record 7,060 unruly passenger incidents reported, 70% involved masking rules, but rate has declined 60% since 2021.