SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The Federal Aviation Administration announced $119,000 in civil penalties Tuesday against nine passengers for “unruly behavior,” including one traveler who flew out of San Diego and ignored flight rules and regulations regarding face masks and alcohol.
The FAA levied a $13,000 fine against the passenger on a Jan. 29 flight from San Diego to Las Vegas. The unnamed passenger “repeatedly removed her face mask and ignored crew instruction to wear it properly,” according to the federal agency, which said she also drank alcohol that the airline didn’t serve, in violation of FAA regulations.
The fines are part of the FAA’s zero tolerance policy adopted earlier this year regarding passengers who disrupt flights.