It can be costly
to be unruly on an airline. The Federal
Aviation Administration
(FAA) is suing a woman for almost $82,000 for striking a flight attendant and
attempting to open a door during a 2021 incident.
Well, $81,950, to
be exact. But who’s quibbling over the pocket change?
The woman, Heather Wells, was flying on American Airlines. At one
point, the lawsuit claims that she had to be restrained to a seat via duct
tape during a flight in first class from Dallas to Charlotte.
"After
ordering a Jack Daniels (neat) during the beverage service, Defendant became
increasingly agitated and 'wanted out' of the plane," according to the suit.
She also dropped to her knees and was crawling in the aisle before she tried to
open a cabin door midflight.
The
FAA is asking for a cumulative total of $82,000 for three separate fines.
Unruly
passenger incidents spiked during the pandemic, but remained
alarmingly high.
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