President Biden's COVID-19 action plan released Thursday will double fines for travelers who violate the TSA mask mandates covering air travel and some modes of public transportation.
will double fines for travelers who violate the TSA mask mandates covering air travel and some modes of public transportation.
Since January, the Federal Aviation Agency has proposed fines of more than $682,000 against unruly passengers., as flight attendants describe "unprecedented violence" on the job, Insider's Sarah Jackson reported in July.
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