Airline workers say bill could curb unruly passengers

[struggle4progress]

Author: Kendall Morris
Published: 4:12 PM EDT April 7, 2022
Updated: 4:42 PM EDT April 7, 2022

... a new bill in the House of Representatives .. the “Protection from Abusive Passengers Act” ... would outright ban passengers who act out on flights from taking future commercial flights.

According to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), there have been 7,062 reports of unruly passengers from the start of 2021 through April 4, 2022. 4,997 of those have been related to face masks ...

"If you're going to terrorize a cabin full of innocent passengers or knock out a flight attendant's teeth, then .. you will forfeit your chance to fly,” said Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) ...

“Crew members shouldn't have to be harassed, pushed, shoved, spit on, or disrespected just for doing our job,” said Allie Malis, an American Airlines flight attendant and Association of Professional Flight Attendants government affairs representative ...

https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/crime/airplane-passenger-violence-law-travel-crime/275-3f5ce5f5-0329-4dad-9d7d-86380c98170b

[Hekate]

1. One wonders if this will garner yet another straight party-line vote, but if Dems stick together...

… this can and should be passed.

When I recall the sheer hysteria that brought us the TSA practically overnight, it just boggles my mind that TSA, airlines, law enforcement, and the federal government just could not find the strength to clamp down on passengers who choose to be thugs and endanger us all.

[lagomorph777]

2. This should be a very easy vote. Any pukes who vote against it are writing Dem campaign ads.

"Congressman Soandso voted to let people attack you on airplanes."

This should have been taken care of a while ago. Instant no-fly-list. I don't even think a new statute should be needed. The airlines would have been more than happy to go along with it. Passengers (normal passengers) would be thrilled. MAGAT maskholes can go fuck themselves.

[bahboo]

3. as a frequent flyer...I hope to hell they pass this bill...

[ProfessorGAC]

4. I Don't Get This

There are already laws on the books about interfering with flight operations. If they involve contact with flight personnel, they become felonies.
Seems we need to enforce the laws we already have, because another law, also never enforced, is useless.
Why would this law have any more teeth, if it's just another unenforced stature?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

5. Lawmakers propose putting violent passengers on a no-fly list for life

We need a national no fly list for these assholes

Link to tweet

https://www.ktvu.com/news/lawmakers-propose-putting-violent-passengers-on-a-no-fly-list-for-life

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two U.S. lawmakers are proposing a new bill that would place violent flight passengers on a lifetime commercial no-fly list managed by the Transportation Security Administration.

The "Protection from Abusive Passengers Act," proposed by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) and U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), aims to "improve air travel safety, increase traveler protections, reduce the number of in-flight violent incidents, and hold unruly passengers accountable."

In addition to being placed on a no-fly list, convicted violent passengers would also permanently be banned from participating in the TSA PreCheck or Customs' Global Entry programs.

Unruly violent passengers would be first given a notice from the TSA and an opportunity to appeal before being placed on the permanent no-fly list, said Swalwell told KTVU on Tuesday

This would be a civil penalty; passengers could also be subject to any local criminal prosecutions.