The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced on Friday that it had proposed its “largest-ever fines” against two passengers over alleged disorderly behavior on airliners. The two separate fines, of each $81,950 and $77,272 respectively, are part of the approximately $2 million fines the FAA has proposed since January, the U.S. aviation agency said in an April 8 press release. In one of the cases, a passenger aboard an American Airlines flight last summer allegedly struck a flight attendant on the head, tried to open a cabin door, and headbutted, spit at, and tried to kick crew members and passengers even after she was placed in flexible handcuffs. “Two flight attendants tried to restrain the passenger, but she repeatedly hit one of the flight attendants on the head,” the FAA alleges in the release. The agency is seeking a civil penalty of $81,950 against the woman. The civil penalty of $77,272 involves a …
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