In another story, it shows that COVID is turning the United States into a A country with a deep hole, A report showed that the number of customers in the aviation industry who behave like clowns has increased dramatically. As you may have guessed, most of the problem lies in the mask requirements on flights.
Hill Report:
According to a survey conducted by the Flight Attendants Association-CWA (AFA), in the first half of 2021, more than 85% of flight attendants have handled unruly passengers.
According to a survey of nearly 5,000 flight attendants, nearly one-fifth of the flight attendants have experienced a physical accident.
On Thursday, the AFA asked the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the Department of Justice to protect airline employees and customers from abusers. According to The Hill report, the union stated that approximately 71% of flight attendants who submitted accident reports to management did not receive any follow-up.
AFA Chairman Sara Nelson issued a statement saying, “This is not the’new normal’ that we are willing to accept.” “We know that the government, airlines, airports and all stakeholders can take action together to ensure our safety and flight-friendliness.”
Hill also pointed out that federal law prohibits passengers from “interfering with the crew.” Nevertheless, customers who engaged in disruptive behavior on flights were only given a “slap in the face” in the form of a temporary travel ban.
From the mountain:
This year the FAA recorded more than 3,600 reports of unruly passengers, a significant increase from previous years. The agency’s data shows that most of the incidents stemmed from the implementation of federal mask instructions.
The FAA implemented a zero-tolerance policy earlier this year, which will impose criminal charges, fines and permanent travel bans on noisy passengers. Hill pointed out that recently, “the FAA proposed civil penalties for nine passengers, including a $21,500 fine for a passenger who refused to wear a mask during a December flight.”
But so far, only two passengers have agreed to pay their fines, which means that although there have been more than 3,000 complaints about customer disorder, very few have really suffered the consequences.
As masks continue to be needed on flights, there is no doubt that this number will continue to rise. This is even a problem on the ground.Some of the unruly types are Personal attacks The employees in the store exceeded the mask requirements.People have even Be killed Arguments related to masks.
This Mask mission Are largely excessive, many people think they are invalid In terms of curbing the spread of coronavirus.Others hate the fact that Tell In countries where vaccination will eliminate the need for masks, the government is now pushing for the requirement to wear masks at the local level. It is only natural that people are angry at the random and changing cover-ups and other COVID restrictions adopted by the Democratic Party that controls the government.
However, this does not prove that the behavior described by the flight attendants is correct. This is not an excuse to become disorderly on an airplane or in a supermarket. If these people know that their actions will not face actual consequences, then they will only be rewarded for acting like a clown. Maybe the FAA might want to consider adding some actual teeth to their rules to oppose unruly behavior.
