The flight, which was heading from Dallas to Albuquerque, New Mexico, was forced to return to the game.
The FAA alleged that a passenger aboard a SkyWest Airlines flight from Denver to Gypsum, Colorado, when a passenger ignored flight attendants’ instructions to wear his mask, drank alcohol that was not served to him and went to a lavatory when a fastened seat belt light was on.
The FAA recommended a $19,000 fine when a flight heading from Phoenix to Honolulu was forced to return to Arizona because of poor weather conditions in Mexico.
So far in 2021, the FAA has fined at least 60 people a total of more than $563,800, according to a Bloomberg report published on Tuesday.
Other fines proposals include a $15,000 assessment against an Alaska Airlines passenger aboard a flight from Chantilly, Virginia, to Seattle, the FAA said.
A $14,000 fine has been sought after a passenger aboard an Allegiant Air flight from Syracuse, New York, to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Jan.
The FAA alleged that the passenger did not comply with mask regulations and stood while the “fasten seat belt” sign was flashing.
A fine for $10,500 was proposed for a man for his actions on a Southwest Airlines flight the same day from Los Angeles to Sacramento, California.
The passenger refused to wear a mask and argued with attendants and then stood to “get into it and get to the bottom of this.” The passenger also began recording other passengers without their permission.
According to the Morning News, the fines come after renewed pleas from airlines, flight attendants and pilots for the federal government to adopt “a stricter legal enforcement policy against unruly airline passengers,” according to a letter sent to congressional leaders from airlines and their unions.
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