The Federal Aviation Administration is continuing its crackdown on disruptive passengers as the agency continues to see more incidents than years prior.
"Have you seen a decrease in incidents since you announced that these fines would be in place?" Benitez asked the administrator.
"We saw a big increase earlier in the year, and we continue to track the rate," Dickson replied."But it's still not where it needs to be."A woman flying from Charlotte to D.C. was filmed refusing to wear a mask and shouting in the aisle. American confirmed the woman is now banned from the airline pending further investigation, Jan. 10, 2020.Passengers have 30 days to respond after receiving the FAA's enforcement letter.
When asked if any unruly passenger has paid the FAA's proposed fine Dickson said they are still in the"very early stages."Steve Dickson, administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration , speaks at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Aviation Summit in Washington, D.C., March 5, 2020. "The first few cases are still, still in process," Dickson said."So we're not quite to that point yet.""We'll go wherever the data tells us to go," he said.
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