The passenger who attacked a flight crew and Tried to open the plane door in midairwas fined $81,950, about R$385,000, in July last year, the highest ever imposed by the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration), the US government agency that regulates air travel in the country.
The woman, who was traveling on American Airlines from Dallas, Texas, to Charlotte, North Carolina, put everyone on board in danger and had to be restrained and strapped to her seat. Pictures of the girl during the flight with her mouth covered, her arms behind her back and her upper body immobilized, were circulating on the Internet at the time.
“When you are on an airplane, don’t be an idiot and don’t endanger the crew and other passengers. If you do, you’ll be fined by the FAA,” said Pete Buttigieg, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Also in July last year, a similar incident resulted in the secondhighest fine imposed by the FAA. A passenger who was on a Delta Airline flight between Las Vegas, Nevada and Atlanta, Georgia has been fined $77,272, more than R$360,000, for molesting the passenger who was next door and then trying has to open the door. airplane door. In addition, she repeatedly bit the people who tried to hold her.
The FAA has a policy of zero tolerance, since last year, against passengers causing inconvenience during the flight. The awareness campaign reduced the number of incidents of misconduct on the plane by 60%. More than 1,300 incidents have been registered in the last ten years.