Within the first two weeks of 2022, the FAA has received 76 reports of unruly passenger behavior.
The federal agency has only investigated and initiated an enforcement action on one case so far this year.
FILE - Passengers deplane from an airplane after landing at the Albuquerque International Sunport on Nov. 24, 2021.In comparison, airlines reported nearly 6,000 cases of unruly passengers to the FAA in all of 2021. Throughout the year, the FAA launched 1,081 investigations into passenger behavior on flights, which was the highest total since the agency started keeping track in 1995.
To try and quell the number of disruptions on flights, which spiked in January 2021, FAA Administrator Steve Dickson signed directing stricter penalties for passengers who assault, threaten, intimidate or interfere with crew members. This includes failing to abide by flight crew instructions, such as to wear a face mask.$37,000 per violation. However, if a passenger commits multiple violations, they can face an even higher penalty.
Although the rate of incidents on commercial flights has dropped since the policy was initiated, there is still "more work to do," FAA said.
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