Incidences involving unruly passengers on commercial flights are on the rise, according to Federal Aviation Administration data.
The new figures come as the FAA has sought to crack down on unruly passenger incidents, which have surged during the pandemic.
There have been more incidences from unruly passengers on commercial flights in the past week than during any week in the past two and a half months, per CNN.
There were 128 new incidents reported by flight crews this week, bringing the year’s total to 4,626. The data also marks the highest weekly figure since July 20, when the FAA first started releasing weekly data.
About 72% of incidences in the past week were over the federal transportation mask mandate, per CNN.
The FAA in January announced a “zero-tolerance policy” to passengers interfering with crew members, which included fines for unruly passengers.
Fines against unruly passengers have totaled more than $1 million at this point.
Read more at Axios.
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Its what you get when you force people to be masked for hours on end
Exactly,
This is the result of cabin crew abusing their powers
The feeling that the staff doesn’t care about their comfort (or their ability to breath) results in antagonism.
It’s not the people’s fault. The brain doesn’t function properly after hours of oxygen depletion.
Mask up mask up mask up mask up mask up mask up mask up mask up. Yah think maybe just maybe people had enough?!