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A Delta passenger is facing a potential fine of $52,500 after the alleged assault of a flight attendant and attempting to open the cockpit.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)announcedthe proposal of civil penalties on Monday of four different passengers ranging from $9,000 to $52,500.
The passenger receiving the highest potential penalty was on a Delta flight on Dec. 23, 2020 from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Seattle, Wash.
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The agency added that they restrained “the disruptive passenger” with plastic handcuffs but that later, “the passenger freed himself from one of the handcuffs and struck the flight attendant in the face a second time.”
“Police boarded the aircraft after it landed and took the passenger into custody,” the FAA said of the incident.
The FAA also alleged the passenger “yelled that he was going to kill someone and that he had a bomb and was going to blow up the aircraft,” leading to the flight being diverted to Oklahoma City so that police could take him into custody.
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One male passenger is facing a potential $18,500 fine for a jetBlue Airlines flight from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., to Las Vegas, Nev. on Feb. 5, 2021, the FAA announced.
He faces the potential fine after allegedly drinking “several mini bottles of alcohol that the airline had not served to him” and continually removing his mask or wearing it “improperly.
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The fourth potential fine the FAA announced is for $9,000. That passenger was on an Allegiant Air flight from Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., to Knoxville, Tenn., on Feb. 15, 2021.
The FAA alleged the passenger repeatedly took off their facemask and “stood close to the flight attendant without wearing her mask over her mouth and nose, and screamed at the flight attendant. When another flight attendant attempted to provide the passenger with a disturbance form, the passenger began to curse, telling the flight attendants they couldn’t do anything.”
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The passengers – who will not be named – have 30 days to respond to the FAA’s enforcement letter.
source: people.com
