{"id":106576,"date":"2021-02-26T22:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/?p=106576"},"modified":"2021-02-27T00:39:19","modified_gmt":"2021-02-27T00:39:19","slug":"faa-proposes-to-fine-a-passenger-27500-for-assaulting-a-flight-attendant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviacionaldia.com\/en\/2021\/02\/faa-proposes-to-fine-a-passenger-27500-for-assaulting-a-flight-attendant.html","title":{"rendered":"FAA proposes to fine a passenger $27,500 for assaulting a flight attendant."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) proposes a $27,500 civil penalty against an airline passenger for allegedly interfering with and assaulting a flight attendant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/02\/indonesian-authorities-release-preliminary-report-on-sriwijaya-air-crash.html\">Indonesian authorities release preliminary report on Sriwijaya Air crash.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA alleges that on an Oct. 19, 2020, Delta Air Lines flight from Miami, Fla., to Atlanta, Ga., the passenger was traveling with and sitting next to another passenger who refused to wear his mask, secure his seat tray table, and fasten his seatbelt. The flight returned to the gate as a result of the passenger\u2019s refusal to follow the flight attendant\u2019s instructions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>See also: <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/en\/2021\/01\/air-france-and-airbus-are-requested-to-prosecuted-for-crash-flight-af447.html\"><em>Air France and Airbus are requested to prosecuted for crash flight AF447.<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When the flight returned to the gate, flight attendants asked the two passengers to voluntarily get off the plane. In response, the passenger accompanying the non-compliant traveler ignored the flight attendant\u2019s instructions, began yelling expletives at the flight attendant and other passengers, and struck the flight attendant under her left eye.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Federal law prohibits interfering with aircraft crew or physically assaulting or threatening to physically assault aircraft crew or anyone else on an aircraft. Passengers are subject to civil penalties for such misconduct, which can threaten the safety of the flight by disrupting or distracting cabin crew from their safety duties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The FAA is strictly enforcing a zero-tolerance policy toward passengers who cause disturbances on flights or fail to obey flight crew instructions in violation of the FAA\u2019s regulations or engage in conduct proscribed by federal law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Topics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-b1c4f3d6     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-2 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"416\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a 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