Recent cases involve passengers who refuse to wear facemasks or surrender personal bottles of alcohol, the agency says.
With continuing reports of unruly passengers refusing to wear facemasks and threatening flight attendants, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) safety inspectors and attorneys are being directed to take “strong enforcement action,” including jail time, against passengers who disrupt flight safety.
FAA data show an increase this year in incidents involving unruly airline passengers – and in the scope of penalties for their misconduct.
Flights diverted for medical emergencies lose less time than those diverted for nonmedical reasons, report says.
Regulators unveil multiple initiatives aimed at getting unruly passengers to behave.
