An American Airlines passenger who tried opening the plane's front cabin door, had to be restrained with duct tape and was finally sedated is being sued by the federal government for not paying her $81,950 unruly passenger fine.
A Federal Aviation Administration sign hangs in the tower at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, March 16, 2017. Congressional negotiators have agreed on a $105 billion bill designed to improve the safety of air travel after a …An American Airlines passenger who tried opening the plane’s front cabin door, had to be restrained with duct tape and was finally sedated is being sued by the federal government for not paying her $81,950 unruly passenger fine.
Ms. Wells “became increasingly agitated and ‘wanted out’ of the plane. She left her seat and began moving and/or running toward the rear of the aircraft, before going to her knees in the aisle. She remained there shortly, talking incoherently to passengers, before crawling back toward the main cabin,” the suit says, according to the San Antonio Express-News.
told KENS-TV that “I know that it was not rational, and I was not actually in any external danger but at the time I was genuinely afraid for my life. Words can’t express how sorry I am for the fear I caused and the people I hurt. The last thing I would ever want to do is to hurt anyone. I was not in control of my actions at the time, but that doesn’t undo the harm I caused, and I am truly sorry.”to swap out warnings for fines.
The number of incidents dropped to 2,455 in 2022, 2,075 in 2023, and 915 cases in 2024 as of Sunday, with 106 incidents connected to drinking.
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