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FAA administrator Steve Dickson has issued a warning to flyers in the aftermath of unruly incidents involving supporters of President Trump as they traveled to and from Washington last week. The FAA monitors and tracks all commercial passenger flights in real time, and reporting mechanisms are in place for crew members to identify any number of safety and security concerns that may arise in flight, Dickson said in a statement issued over the weekend, as fallout continued over the Jan. 6 attack by Trump supporters on the U.S. Capitol. This includes unruly passenger behavior, which can distract, disrupt and threaten crewmembers ability to conduct their key safety functions. The FAA will pursue strong enforcement action against anyone who endangers the safety of a flight, with penalties ranging from monetary fines to jail time.
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Alaska Airlines has banned 14 passengers after unruly behavior on a flight Thursday from Washington, DC that included refusing to wear a mask.
The sanction came as security was increased at Washington-area airports after reports of rowdy behavior by supporters of outgoing president Donald Trump flying into the city earlier in the week and the subsequent siege of the US Capitol building.
A large group of Trump supporters stormed the seat of US democracy in widely condemned violence that has claimed at least five lives.
Reuters quoted Alaska as saying the passengers on the flight to Seattle from Washington-Dulles airport as “non-mask compliant, rowdy, argumentative and harassed our crew members”.
14 Alaska Airlines passengers on Dulles to Seattle flight now banned from the airline
Q13 s Hana Kim reports.
SEATTLE - Alaska Airlines says a number of passengers on flight 1085 from Washington Dulles to Seattle Thursday night refused to wear masks and harassed crew members. On Friday, the company announced that 14 passengers involved in the unacceptable behavior have been banned from future travel with the airline. As we moved into the summer into the fall and even now the issue of compliance have become an issue, passenger disruption reports things of that nature have actually skyrocketed, American Airlines flight attendant Paul Hartshorn Jr. said.
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Not so friendly skies: American Airlines bans alcohol sales on flights in and out of Washington, D.C.
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Not so friendly skies: American Airlines bans alcohol sales on flights in and out of Washington, D.C.
Karen TownsendPosted at 9:01 pm on January 7, 2021
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The fall-out from the insurrection at the Capitol Wednesday continues. American Airlines announced there will be no alcohol served on its flights to and from Washington, D.C. through Thursday night. This is a safety precaution after the violence at the U.S. Capitol as well as after the treatment of Senator Mitt Romney in an airport and on a flight Tuesday.
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In the days before the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, several altercations took place on flights where supporters of President Donald Trump argued with other passengers, including heckling Sen. Mitt Romney as he arrived in Washington, D.C. These instances prompted airlines and unions representing flight attendants to express concern about in-flight security as some of the rioters began to leave the D.C. area.
In response to these past incidents, and due to upcoming flights leaving the D.C. area, American Airlines has put protocols in place that include increased staffing at airports in the area, and suspending alcohol service on its flights to and from the region. They added that their crew members would not be staying in hotels in the downtown area.