So Much For Getting Back To Normal: Unfriendly skies: 2,500 unruly U.S. airline passengers reported in 2021

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

You would kind of hope that after enduring and surviving the COVID pandemic people would tend to be a little more civil and kind to one another. It almost seems like things are worse now than they were previously.

Unfriendly skies: 2,500 unruly U.S. airline passengers reported in 2021
Airlines have filed about 2,500 unruly-passenger reports with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this year, including 1,900 reports of passengers not wearing required face masks, the agency said on Monday.

The jump in cases in midst of the coronavirus pandemic prompted FAA Administrator Steve Dickson in March to indefinitely extend a "zero tolerance policy" on unruly air passengers imposed in January.

The FAA said on Monday it had proposed new civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $15,000 against five airline passengers for disruptive and, in some cases, assaultive behavior.

The FAA has identified potential violations in 395 cases and initiated enforcement action in 30 cases.

In one case, the FAA proposed a $10,500 fine against a JetBlue (JBLU.O) passenger who failed to wear a mask on a March 17 Orlando, Florida, flight to New York. He was eventually removed from the flight but delayed its departure by 28 minutes.

The FAA proposed a $9,000 fine for a Southwest (LUV.N) passenger on a Feb. 20 flight who refused to wear a mask. A flight attendant "gave the passenger a mask, and he threw it on the floor, saying he would not wear it," the FAA said, adding that the captain arranged for police to meet the passenger on arrival in Houston.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on April 30 extended a federal face mask mandate on airplanes and in airports through Sept. 13.

With more Americans vaccinated, U.S. airplanes are becoming increasingly crowded. TSA screened 1.86 million passengers on Sunday, the highest daily total since March of last year.

Dickson will hold an online aviation town hall on Wednesday to talk about masks and other travel requirements.

Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, said on Monday, "the freedom of flight depends on all of us following the rules and treating others with respect. ... The consequences are steep if you do not and the FAA isn’t playing around on this."

Since 2020, Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) has banned more than 1,200 passengers from future flights for failing to wear masks but not all of those have been referred to the FAA. Delta said on Monday, "the vast majority of our customers understand the mask requirement and comply with it."

Dickson signed the zero tolerance order after supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump were disruptive on some flights around the time of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

 

[percysunshine]

Yeah, there were 2,500 of us, but once they figured out we were all USMB members, they ignored us.

 

[xband]

You would kind of hope that after enduring and surviving the COVID pandemic people would tend to be a little more civil and kind to one another. It almost seems like things are worse now than they were previously.

Unfriendly skies: 2,500 unruly U.S. airline passengers reported in 2021
Airlines have filed about 2,500 unruly-passenger reports with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this year, including 1,900 reports of passengers not wearing required face masks, the agency said on Monday.

The jump in cases in midst of the coronavirus pandemic prompted FAA Administrator Steve Dickson in March to indefinitely extend a "zero tolerance policy" on unruly air passengers imposed in January.

The FAA said on Monday it had proposed new civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $15,000 against five airline passengers for disruptive and, in some cases, assaultive behavior.

The FAA has identified potential violations in 395 cases and initiated enforcement action in 30 cases.

In one case, the FAA proposed a $10,500 fine against a JetBlue (JBLU.O) passenger who failed to wear a mask on a March 17 Orlando, Florida, flight to New York. He was eventually removed from the flight but delayed its departure by 28 minutes.

The FAA proposed a $9,000 fine for a Southwest (LUV.N) passenger on a Feb. 20 flight who refused to wear a mask. A flight attendant "gave the passenger a mask, and he threw it on the floor, saying he would not wear it," the FAA said, adding that the captain arranged for police to meet the passenger on arrival in Houston.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on April 30 extended a federal face mask mandate on airplanes and in airports through Sept. 13.

With more Americans vaccinated, U.S. airplanes are becoming increasingly crowded. TSA screened 1.86 million passengers on Sunday, the highest daily total since March of last year.

Dickson will hold an online aviation town hall on Wednesday to talk about masks and other travel requirements.

Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, said on Monday, "the freedom of flight depends on all of us following the rules and treating others with respect. ... The consequences are steep if you do not and the FAA isn’t playing around on this."

Since 2020, Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) has banned more than 1,200 passengers from future flights for failing to wear masks but not all of those have been referred to the FAA. Delta said on Monday, "the vast majority of our customers understand the mask requirement and comply with it."

Dickson signed the zero tolerance order after supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump were disruptive on some flights around the time of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

Airplane food sux.

 

[Damaged Eagle]

Mind if I fly the plane?

*****CHUCKLE******

 

[White 6]

You would kind of hope that after enduring and surviving the COVID pandemic people would tend to be a little more civil and kind to one another. It almost seems like things are worse now than they were previously.

Unfriendly skies: 2,500 unruly U.S. airline passengers reported in 2021
Airlines have filed about 2,500 unruly-passenger reports with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this year, including 1,900 reports of passengers not wearing required face masks, the agency said on Monday.

The jump in cases in midst of the coronavirus pandemic prompted FAA Administrator Steve Dickson in March to indefinitely extend a "zero tolerance policy" on unruly air passengers imposed in January.

The FAA said on Monday it had proposed new civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $15,000 against five airline passengers for disruptive and, in some cases, assaultive behavior.

The FAA has identified potential violations in 395 cases and initiated enforcement action in 30 cases.

In one case, the FAA proposed a $10,500 fine against a JetBlue (JBLU.O) passenger who failed to wear a mask on a March 17 Orlando, Florida, flight to New York. He was eventually removed from the flight but delayed its departure by 28 minutes.

The FAA proposed a $9,000 fine for a Southwest (LUV.N) passenger on a Feb. 20 flight who refused to wear a mask. A flight attendant "gave the passenger a mask, and he threw it on the floor, saying he would not wear it," the FAA said, adding that the captain arranged for police to meet the passenger on arrival in Houston.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on April 30 extended a federal face mask mandate on airplanes and in airports through Sept. 13.

With more Americans vaccinated, U.S. airplanes are becoming increasingly crowded. TSA screened 1.86 million passengers on Sunday, the highest daily total since March of last year.

Dickson will hold an online aviation town hall on Wednesday to talk about masks and other travel requirements.

Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, said on Monday, "the freedom of flight depends on all of us following the rules and treating others with respect. ... The consequences are steep if you do not and the FAA isn’t playing around on this."

Since 2020, Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) has banned more than 1,200 passengers from future flights for failing to wear masks but not all of those have been referred to the FAA. Delta said on Monday, "the vast majority of our customers understand the mask requirement and comply with it."

Dickson signed the zero tolerance order after supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump were disruptive on some flights around the time of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

Airplane food sux.

Commercial airplane travel sux, it is just faster and easier than driving all the way across the country. I haven't flown since February of last year and am planning to hold out until about February of next year.

 

[Dekster]

Getcha one of them hand dandy face shields if you don't want to wear a mask.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

You would kind of hope that after enduring and surviving the COVID pandemic people would tend to be a little more civil and kind to one another. It almost seems like things are worse now than they were previously.

Unfriendly skies: 2,500 unruly U.S. airline passengers reported in 2021
Airlines have filed about 2,500 unruly-passenger reports with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this year, including 1,900 reports of passengers not wearing required face masks, the agency said on Monday.

The jump in cases in midst of the coronavirus pandemic prompted FAA Administrator Steve Dickson in March to indefinitely extend a "zero tolerance policy" on unruly air passengers imposed in January.

The FAA said on Monday it had proposed new civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $15,000 against five airline passengers for disruptive and, in some cases, assaultive behavior.

The FAA has identified potential violations in 395 cases and initiated enforcement action in 30 cases.

In one case, the FAA proposed a $10,500 fine against a JetBlue (JBLU.O) passenger who failed to wear a mask on a March 17 Orlando, Florida, flight to New York. He was eventually removed from the flight but delayed its departure by 28 minutes.

The FAA proposed a $9,000 fine for a Southwest (LUV.N) passenger on a Feb. 20 flight who refused to wear a mask. A flight attendant "gave the passenger a mask, and he threw it on the floor, saying he would not wear it," the FAA said, adding that the captain arranged for police to meet the passenger on arrival in Houston.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on April 30 extended a federal face mask mandate on airplanes and in airports through Sept. 13.

With more Americans vaccinated, U.S. airplanes are becoming increasingly crowded. TSA screened 1.86 million passengers on Sunday, the highest daily total since March of last year.

Dickson will hold an online aviation town hall on Wednesday to talk about masks and other travel requirements.

Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, said on Monday, "the freedom of flight depends on all of us following the rules and treating others with respect. ... The consequences are steep if you do not and the FAA isn’t playing around on this."

Since 2020, Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) has banned more than 1,200 passengers from future flights for failing to wear masks but not all of those have been referred to the FAA. Delta said on Monday, "the vast majority of our customers understand the mask requirement and comply with it."

Dickson signed the zero tolerance order after supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump were disruptive on some flights around the time of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

The aggravation has gone beyond civility.

 

[candycorn]

You would kind of hope that after enduring and surviving the COVID pandemic people would tend to be a little more civil and kind to one another. It almost seems like things are worse now than they were previously.

Unfriendly skies: 2,500 unruly U.S. airline passengers reported in 2021
Airlines have filed about 2,500 unruly-passenger reports with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this year, including 1,900 reports of passengers not wearing required face masks, the agency said on Monday.

The jump in cases in midst of the coronavirus pandemic prompted FAA Administrator Steve Dickson in March to indefinitely extend a "zero tolerance policy" on unruly air passengers imposed in January.

The FAA said on Monday it had proposed new civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $15,000 against five airline passengers for disruptive and, in some cases, assaultive behavior.

The FAA has identified potential violations in 395 cases and initiated enforcement action in 30 cases.

In one case, the FAA proposed a $10,500 fine against a JetBlue (JBLU.O) passenger who failed to wear a mask on a March 17 Orlando, Florida, flight to New York. He was eventually removed from the flight but delayed its departure by 28 minutes.

The FAA proposed a $9,000 fine for a Southwest (LUV.N) passenger on a Feb. 20 flight who refused to wear a mask. A flight attendant "gave the passenger a mask, and he threw it on the floor, saying he would not wear it," the FAA said, adding that the captain arranged for police to meet the passenger on arrival in Houston.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on April 30 extended a federal face mask mandate on airplanes and in airports through Sept. 13.

With more Americans vaccinated, U.S. airplanes are becoming increasingly crowded. TSA screened 1.86 million passengers on Sunday, the highest daily total since March of last year.

Dickson will hold an online aviation town hall on Wednesday to talk about masks and other travel requirements.

Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, said on Monday, "the freedom of flight depends on all of us following the rules and treating others with respect. ... The consequences are steep if you do not and the FAA isn’t playing around on this."

Since 2020, Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) has banned more than 1,200 passengers from future flights for failing to wear masks but not all of those have been referred to the FAA. Delta said on Monday, "the vast majority of our customers understand the mask requirement and comply with it."

Dickson signed the zero tolerance order after supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump were disruptive on some flights around the time of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

Sounds pretty normal to me.

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

You would kind of hope that after enduring and surviving the COVID pandemic people would tend to be a little more civil and kind to one another. It almost seems like things are worse now than they were previously.

Unfriendly skies: 2,500 unruly U.S. airline passengers reported in 2021
Airlines have filed about 2,500 unruly-passenger reports with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this year, including 1,900 reports of passengers not wearing required face masks, the agency said on Monday.

The jump in cases in midst of the coronavirus pandemic prompted FAA Administrator Steve Dickson in March to indefinitely extend a "zero tolerance policy" on unruly air passengers imposed in January.

The FAA said on Monday it had proposed new civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $15,000 against five airline passengers for disruptive and, in some cases, assaultive behavior.

The FAA has identified potential violations in 395 cases and initiated enforcement action in 30 cases.

In one case, the FAA proposed a $10,500 fine against a JetBlue (JBLU.O) passenger who failed to wear a mask on a March 17 Orlando, Florida, flight to New York. He was eventually removed from the flight but delayed its departure by 28 minutes.

The FAA proposed a $9,000 fine for a Southwest (LUV.N) passenger on a Feb. 20 flight who refused to wear a mask. A flight attendant "gave the passenger a mask, and he threw it on the floor, saying he would not wear it," the FAA said, adding that the captain arranged for police to meet the passenger on arrival in Houston.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on April 30 extended a federal face mask mandate on airplanes and in airports through Sept. 13.

With more Americans vaccinated, U.S. airplanes are becoming increasingly crowded. TSA screened 1.86 million passengers on Sunday, the highest daily total since March of last year.

Dickson will hold an online aviation town hall on Wednesday to talk about masks and other travel requirements.

Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, said on Monday, "the freedom of flight depends on all of us following the rules and treating others with respect. ... The consequences are steep if you do not and the FAA isn’t playing around on this."

Since 2020, Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) has banned more than 1,200 passengers from future flights for failing to wear masks but not all of those have been referred to the FAA. Delta said on Monday, "the vast majority of our customers understand the mask requirement and comply with it."

Dickson signed the zero tolerance order after supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump were disruptive on some flights around the time of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

Airplane food sux.

They stopped serving coffee, forget food!

 

[NewsVine_Mariyam]

You would kind of hope that after enduring and surviving the COVID pandemic people would tend to be a little more civil and kind to one another. It almost seems like things are worse now than they were previously.

Unfriendly skies: 2,500 unruly U.S. airline passengers reported in 2021
Airlines have filed about 2,500 unruly-passenger reports with the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration this year, including 1,900 reports of passengers not wearing required face masks, the agency said on Monday.

The jump in cases in midst of the coronavirus pandemic prompted FAA Administrator Steve Dickson in March to indefinitely extend a "zero tolerance policy" on unruly air passengers imposed in January.

The FAA said on Monday it had proposed new civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $15,000 against five airline passengers for disruptive and, in some cases, assaultive behavior.

The FAA has identified potential violations in 395 cases and initiated enforcement action in 30 cases.

In one case, the FAA proposed a $10,500 fine against a JetBlue (JBLU.O) passenger who failed to wear a mask on a March 17 Orlando, Florida, flight to New York. He was eventually removed from the flight but delayed its departure by 28 minutes.

The FAA proposed a $9,000 fine for a Southwest (LUV.N) passenger on a Feb. 20 flight who refused to wear a mask. A flight attendant "gave the passenger a mask, and he threw it on the floor, saying he would not wear it," the FAA said, adding that the captain arranged for police to meet the passenger on arrival in Houston.

The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on April 30 extended a federal face mask mandate on airplanes and in airports through Sept. 13.

With more Americans vaccinated, U.S. airplanes are becoming increasingly crowded. TSA screened 1.86 million passengers on Sunday, the highest daily total since March of last year.

Dickson will hold an online aviation town hall on Wednesday to talk about masks and other travel requirements.

Sara Nelson, international president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA, said on Monday, "the freedom of flight depends on all of us following the rules and treating others with respect. ... The consequences are steep if you do not and the FAA isn’t playing around on this."

Since 2020, Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) has banned more than 1,200 passengers from future flights for failing to wear masks but not all of those have been referred to the FAA. Delta said on Monday, "the vast majority of our customers understand the mask requirement and comply with it."

Dickson signed the zero tolerance order after supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump were disruptive on some flights around the time of the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol attack.

Sounds pretty normal to me.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Flying in the United States is a shitty experience compared to a lot of other countries. Anyone who has flown on a foreign airline will tell you how much better the service and experience is compared to an American-based one

 

[candycorn]

Flying in the United States is a shitty experience compared to a lot of other countries. Anyone who has flown on a foreign airline will tell you how much better the service and experience is compared to an American-based one

Not sure about the airlines themselves....the hygiene of foreign passengers leaves a lot to be desired however. One of the reasons I am always trying to book the first flight out in the morning is so there is less likelihood of having people from overseas connecting to my flight.

 

[JOSweetHeart]

I haven't been on a plane in over 30 years now. Thank you for making me aware of all that I have not been missing out on.

God bless you always!!!

Holly

 

[Canon Shooter]

More than 1,000,000 people have flown in the last ten days alone.

2,500 is statistically non-existent...

 

[Concerned American]

It almost seems like things are worse now than they were previously.

After the near anarchy in most major cities in the US over the past year, I guarantee you that things are worse now than they were pre covid. The tree bears the fruit.

 

[B. Kidd]

Put acting out assholes on the no-fly list and this crap will subside in an Acme minute!

 

[Concerned American]

Flying in the United States is a shitty experience compared to a lot of other countries. Anyone who has flown on a foreign airline will tell you how much better the service and experience is compared to an American-based one

I'd take a Lufthansa flight ANY day over a US carrier.

 

[Mr Natural]

If I ever have to fly again it’ll be too soon.

 

[Canon Shooter]

Flying in the United States is a shitty experience compared to a lot of other countries. Anyone who has flown on a foreign airline will tell you how much better the service and experience is compared to an American-based one

I'd take a Lufthansa flight ANY day over a US carrier.

Most carriers based overseas are far superior to what we have here in the States. The big three, Delta, American and United are dismal. Once upon a time it was a special thing to fly. Now, airliners are little more than buses with wings.

I've flown a number of international carriers and the two best I've found are Emirates and Singapore Airlines. Their first class suites are utterly amazing...

 

[AZrailwhale]

It's amusing, when airlines treated passengers like valued customers. there were few incidents of unruly passenger reported. Since airlines have started treating passengers like cattle, there are more unruly passenger complaints.

I flew for the first time in twenty years three years ago, I was astonished and horrified at the difference in conditions and the attitude of the cabin staff. Fortunately, it was only a forty-five-minute flight since my shoulders were several inches wider than the seat back. I moved to the aisle seat from my window seat, so I didn't intrude on the person in the middle seat as much, I could lean into the aisle most of the time. After that, the rise in tensions on aircraft were more understandable.