The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced fines totaling $20,000 against two airline passengers who interfered with crews. The civil penalties come as as part of a zero-tolerance policy designed to combat a surge of similar cases in recent months. The pair of cases comes three days after the FAA announced potential fines against four other passengers. More than 12 passengers have been hit with fines, some of over $30,000, in recent weeks. The new policy no longer requires airlines to warn or counsels unruly passengers and instead goes straight to enforcement.

Source: The Guardian May 11, 2021 01:30 UTC