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Woman drank, vaped, refused mask on flight to Charlotte. Now she’s been fined $17,000.
A woman who was kicked off her flight to Charlotte in February for drinking alcohol, trying to vape and refusing to wear a mask has been hit with a $17,000 fine by the Federal Aviation Administration. The woman was flying from Key West, Fla., to Charlotte on a Republic Airways flight on Feb. 28, according to the FAA. The agency says it has seen a nearly 300% increase in cases of unruly passengers so far this year compared to the number of incidents reported for all of 2020. The penalty was among… (www.yahoo.com) More...
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While I love to see the FAA cracking down on these absolute idiots, this is yet another case of someone who can't handle their liquor. While I understand she brought her own alcohol on board and tried to consume it (an obvious no-no which they make an announcement about on every flight), they are going to end up banning alcohol outright on ALL domestic flights and ruining it for people who enjoy a drink or two when flying. We'll only have these idiots to thank.
Only one moronic, non-compliant, is needed to ruin things for everyone.
it s not one, but literally thousands of flyers who not civilized. i think $17k is cheap for the damages, once you add everything up
So very true!
Like the troublemaker in class that won’t own up to disturbing the class, so everyone gets a detention!
Like the troublemaker in class that won’t own up to disturbing the class, so everyone gets a detention!
It's not necessarily a case of somebody who can't handle their liquor. There is a mild hypoxia that nearly everyone will experience in air travel as the aircraft cabin is typically only pressurized to about 8,000 ft. This becomes an issue if the passenger is acclimatized to an elevation of about 7-800 ft (Charlotte, NC). By my math, that's an elevation gain of nearly 7,000 ft, which can take several _weeks_ for a healthy person to fully acclimatize. Generally, the first symptom is drowsiness, but also belligerence potentially as an unintentional psychological reaction to the mental drowsiness. Add alcohol and a person may have absolutely no awareness that the alcohol is affecting them quite differently than they could have expected. But, that said, yes, I agree that we do need to see the FAA take action on this type of behavior -- we are all responsible for our own actions and must be held to account for those actions -- whether we're aware of them or not.
Say what you want, but people have consumed alcohol while flying, either at an airport bar, and/or while airborne for ever!
For some unknown reason, there’s been a change in passenger behavior over the last few years that has created this volatile environment.
Now, ALL passengers will have to suffer for the actions of a few!ð©
For some unknown reason, there’s been a change in passenger behavior over the last few years that has created this volatile environment.
Now, ALL passengers will have to suffer for the actions of a few!ð©
