Alex Stone ABC News - April 8, 2022 - KRDO’s Afternoon News

The fines continue to be handed out for unruly passenger cases and today the FAA announced the largest fines ever. In July of 2021, an American Airlines passenger allegedly threatened to hurt a flight attendant. The passenger pushed the flight attendant and tried to open a cabin door. She was restrained but repeatedly hit, spat , head-butted, bit, and tried to kick the flight crew.  Now, that woman has been fined $82,000 by the FAA.  In another case from last July a Delta passenger also allegedly tried to open an exit door and later bit another passenger.  She too had to be physically restrained.  Now she has been handed a $77,000 fine.  This year the FAA has proposed fines of about $2 million against passengers.