The FAA instituted the policy in January 2021 to stem a surge in unruly passenger behavior.
in hopes of stemming a surge of disruptive passengers, threatening fines of up to $35,000 and possible jail time. Flight attendant unions had urged the FAA to step in due to the rise in incidents on board.
The FAA logged a record 5,981 reports of unruly passenger behavior last year more than 70% of those cases tied to passengers who refused to wear masks on board and began 1,121 investigations. So far this year, it has received 961 reports of disruptive passengers, 635 of them tied to the mask mandate.
"I've even been on TMZ to make sure we're reaching the public and making sure that they understand that this kind of behavior is not acceptable on airplanes and it's got to stop," he said.
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