Date of publication: 13 Apr 2022 • 15 hours ago • 1 minute reading • 25 comments A screenshot from a TikTok video shows a woman taped to an airline seat. Photo by Arieana Mathena / TikTok
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A $ 82,000 fine was imposed on a woman whose manic behavior on an American Airlines flight last summer resulted in her being taped to a seat.
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says the disturbing incident on July 7, 2021 on a flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Charlotte, NC began when the woman fell from her seat on the runway and allegedly threatened the flight attendant who offered to help. . The unknown woman then tried to open the cabin door during the flight and knocked on a flight attendant who tried to stop her. Elastic cuffs were used to restrain the woman, but they were not enough as she spat, hit her head, bit and tried to kick crew members and other passengers. In a video posted on TikTok, the woman appeared stuck in a seat and taped to her mouth. According to the Daily Mail, other passengers said they knew there was some sort of problem as crew members ran up and down the runways, locking the bathroom doors and securing the plane in various ways.
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After landing, the woman was taken into custody and taken to hospital for psychological examination. It was also placed on a permanent airline ban list by American Airlines. The FAA said Friday the $ 81,950 fine was the largest ever for misconduct. Sorry, but this video failed to load. In a second case involving an expensive fine, the FAA said a woman on a Delta flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta allegedly tried to hug and kiss the passenger next to her, bit another passenger several times and tried to get out of the airplane in flight. on the 16th of July. And she had to be physically restrained by the crew and faces a $ 77,272 fine. Incidents of disorderly conduct in the air have erupted since the launch of COVID. There were 146 incidents of unruly passengers in 2019 and 183 in 2020 – and more than 1,000 in 2021. This year, there are already 309 cases that need to be investigated. [email protected]
