Bad behaviour on planes drawing bigger fines in US
As coronavirus restrictions ease and people get back on planes, they are learning of a new travel development — passengers who behave badly aboard flights are facing US fines many times the price of the airline ticket.
In one instance, the Federal Aviation Administration penalized a customer $10,500 for not wearing a face mask despite repeated demands from flight attendants.
In another case, regulators ordered a $9,000 penalty on a customer who had slammed overhead luggage compartments while yelling obscenities.
The fines follow a January Federal Aviation Administration statement announcing the crackdown that cited an uptick in unruly behaviour over face-mask requirements due to the pandemic and the deadly January 6 attack on the US Capitol by supporters of former president Donald Trump.
