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INDUSTRY FOCUS With Ralph C. Jensen, Editor-in-Chief
Security Breached
aJt 38,000 Feet
ust about 55 years ago, my Similarly, an American passenger is dad took my two younger banned for life for physically assaulting brothers and myself from a female flight attendant. The flight at- Billings MT to Salt Lake tendant accidently bumped the passenger City. It didn’t really matter while moving through the aisle. The flight
that we were going to my grandmother’s attendant apologized for the accident,
funeral; we were going on an airplane. Back then, it was a privilege to fly. While we were not exactly at 38,000 feet in the air, I know there was not anyone on board who wanted to pick a fight or abuse the flight crew.
Air travel has changed, and not for the better in many cases.
During the week of Halloween, Ameri- can Airlines and Delta Air Lines were the latest to have to deal with “domestic ter- rorism” at 38,000 feet. Where does this be- havior come from?
According to the FAA, through Octo- ber, there have been 4,941 unruly passenger reports. Of those, 3,580 were mask-related incidents. While some people are opposed to masking up, federal and airline guide- lines are clear. Masks are required. Period. Even more disturbing is the interference with the duties of a crewmember.
In late October, a male passenger chose to exhibit disorderly conduct while try- ing to open the cockpit door. Flight at- tendants tried to restrain him, when vio- lence followed stupidity. He punched one flight attendant in the face, twice. The man earned a $52,500 fine and banned from travel on Delta.
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which was clearly not meant to harm any- one. The errant passenger left his seat, con- fronted the crewmember, and punched her in the face at least twice.
This type of behavior has moved be- yond atypical to an event happening on too many flights. This is a breach of security on every level. The airlines are trying to coun- ter this disruptive behavior by banning that person from all future flights on that partic- ular airline. Perhaps it would help if unruly passengers were permanently banned from airline travel on all commercial airlines.
American CEO Doug Parker said this incident is “one of the worst displays of un- ruly behavior” the airline has ever witnessed.
“Let me assure you, American Airlines will not tolerate airport or in-flight mis- conduct of any kind, particularly toward our crew members or airport team,” Park- er said, adding the airline is working with the FAA, which is authorized to issue fines of up to $50,000 for incidents like this.
Like it or not, feeling secure on a flight is paramount. Traveling by air is still a privilege.
accuracy, there is no guarantee that the same or similar results may be achieved in all environments. Technical inaccuracies may result from print- ing errors and/or new developments in the industry.
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