The FAA is suing an American Airlines passenger who kicked and spat at passengers and flight attendants before being restrained with duct tape.
The woman, Heather Wells, kicked and spat at flight attendants and passengers and tried to open the cabin door.
The Federal Aviation Administration is suing an American Airlines passenger who kicked and spat at passengers and flight attendants and was forcibly restrained with duct tape on a 2021 flight.Heather Wells, 34, was traveling first class from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in North Carolina in July 2021.
The captain decided that landing in Charlotte would be faster than diverting elsewhere, and law enforcement officers were waiting for the plane’s arrival, the suit says.The FAA is seeking to collect $81,950 in civil penalties from Wells. An attorney for Wells is not listed in court documents.“I know that it was not rational, and I was not actually in any external danger but at the time I was genuinely afraid for my life,” Wells said.
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