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Unruly passenger incidents plummeted after mask mandate dropped
Sunday, 15 Dec, 2022
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Incidents of unruly passenger behaviour plunged significantly after the in-flight mask mandate was halted.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the number of incidents fell 74%.
The mask mandate was struck down in a court ruling in April.
Before the mandate was halted there were an average 6.4 unruly passenger incidents per week.
That dropped to 2.2 after the mandate was scrapped.
In 2021, 85% of unruly behaviour involved arguments over masks
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