LaJoye: TSA Recruitment, Detection Efforts ‘Already Paying Dividends’ in Challenging Era
Acting administrator said daily airport passenger volumes are finally nearing, and occasionally exceeding, pre-pandemic levels. Keep Reading
FAA Launches Zero Tolerance Toolkit as Air Marshals Deal With Another Unruly Passenger
Under the new zero tolerance policy, the FAA does not address unruly behavior cases with warnings or counseling. The agency instead pursues legal enforcement action against any passenger who assaults, threatens, intimidates, or interferes with airline crew members. Keep Reading
Children Tell Adults to Behave Better as FAA Faces More Unruly Passengers
The passenger made a 911 call reporting that the aircraft was being hijacked. He told the 911 dispatcher that a man was holding a flight attendant at knifepoint near the front of the aircraft and repeatedly asked the dispatcher to stop the flight. Keep Reading
TSA Brings Back Self Defense Training as Unruly Passenger Incidents Increase
The TSA training program furnishes certified instructors to provide flight crew members with effective defensive measure techniques for responding against an attacker in a commercial passenger or cargo aircraft. Keep Reading
Unruly Passengers Assault Cabin Crew, Fellow Passengers and Strike Aircraft
The FAA continues to see a rise in unruly behavior from passengers who cannot accept mask wearing requirements or even poor weather conditions. Keep Reading
FAA and Airlines Note an Increase in Unruly and Violent Behavior
Airlines and the FAA have reported an increasing number of unruly passengers, and some of these turn into physical altercations. Many of these are tied to mask compliance. Keep Reading
FAA Proposes Hefty Penalties for Unruly Air Passengers
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $32,750 against four airline passengers for allegedly interfering with and, in two cases, assaulting flight attendants who instructed them to obey cabin crew instructions and various federal regulations. Keep Reading
FAA Proposes Civil Penalties Against Three Passengers for Allegedly Interfering with Flight Attendants
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes civil penalties of $31,750, $16,750 and $14,500 against three passengers for allegedly interfering with and, in two cases, assaulting flight attendants who instructed them to obey cabin crew instruction and various federal regulations. Keep Reading
FAA Extends Zero-Tolerance Policy on Unruly Passengers
Following calls to maintain its zero-tolerance policy on unruly passengers, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has confirmed this policy will indeed be extended indefinitely. Keep Reading
Coronavirus
FAA Must Maintain Zero Tolerance Mask Enforcement Policy as Another Passenger Sparks Emergency
Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio has called on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) not to sunset its “zero tolerance” enforcement policy with respect to passengers who refuse to wear masks and cause disturbances on commercial flights. Keep Reading
Unruly Passengers Face Stiff New Penalties Including $35,000 Fines and Imprisonment
The FAA has seen a disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior. These incidents have stemmed both from passengers’ refusals to wear masks and from recent violence at the U.S. Capitol. Keep Reading