Dickson told Reuters the FAA’s special emphasis programme would last through March 30 and warned disruptive passengers could face up to $35,000 fines and possible jail time. “We will no longer adjudicate certain of these unruly passenger cases with counseling or warnings. The president of a large flight attendants’ union, who has pressed authorities to take strong action against disruptive passengers, applauded the FAA’s stance. “First strike and you’re out,” Sara Nelson, president of the Association of Flight Attendants-CWA representing workers at 17 airlines, said in a statement. On Friday, Alaska Airlines said it banned 14 passengers from future travel after “unacceptable” behaviour on a flight from Washington to Seattle.

Source: bd News24 January 14, 2021 00:00 UTC