Airlines have reported 3,000 cases of unruly passengers so far this year, the FAA says. It says the overwhelming majority of these stem from refusals to wear a face mask.
The agency has noted nearly 400 cases this year where passengers allegedly ‘interfered with the duties of a crew member’ which is a federal offense.
The total number is more than double the cases investigated by the FAA last year.
The FAA has taken a ‘zero-tolerance policy’ so far this year imposing numerous heavy fines on unruly passengers of several thousand dollars.
