US FAA says unruly airline passenger cases remain high
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Monday that unruly airline passenger incidents remain high, and the agency vowed to maintain a zero-tolerance policy.
Growing concerns about unruly passengers come as airlines and the FAA are gearing up for a record summer of travel. Last month, the Transportation Security Administration said it screened 2.95 million airline passengers on May 24, the start of the long Memorial Day weekend, the highest number ever on a single day
In March, William Allen Liebisch, 43, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was sentenced to two-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty for interfering with a flight crew, the Justice Department said.
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