WASHINGTON (AP) – An airline passenger could end up paying $ 14,500 for refusing to wear a face mask and drink alcohol that he brought on board.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Friday it had proposed a civil fine against a passenger on a December 23 JetBlue Airways flight who left New York’s John F. Kennedy Airport bound for the Dominican Republic, but returned to JFK for the behavior. of the man.
The FAA said the man stuffed a passenger into the next seat, spoke loudly, and ignored a flight attendant’s request to wear his mask. He also refused to stop drinking any alcohol he brought on board, which is prohibited by federal regulations, the agency said.
Flight attendants complained to the pilots twice. The captain declared an emergency and returned to JFK, where police waited and escorted the man from the plane, the FAA said.
The man has not been identified.