Woman drank, vaped, refused mask on flight to Charlotte. Now she's been fined $17,000

[mrsadm]

A woman who was kicked off her flight to Charlotte in February for drinking alcohol, trying to vape and refusing to wear a mask has been hit with a $17,000 fine by the Federal Aviation Administration.

The woman was flying from Key West, Fla., to Charlotte on a Republic Airways flight on Feb. 28, according to the FAA. The agency says it has seen a nearly 300% increase in cases of unruly passengers so far this year compared to the number of incidents reported for all of 2020.

The penalty was among more than $530,000 in fines the FAA announced against 34 passengers on Thursday. The latest slate of fines means the agency has now fined unruly passengers more than $1 million in 2021.

[link:https://www.yahoo.com/news/woman-drank-vaped-refused-mask-154934378.html|

[marmar]

1. The high cost of being an asshole.

[musclecar6]

2. Well

Put!!!!!

[wyn borkins]

3. She Was WayMore-ThanUnruly (!)

She should be banned from all public transportation for the next 2 years, in addition to the fine by the FAA.

[Vogon_Glory]

4. If you're that sort of party pal, maybe you

ought to limit your partying to when you’re on the beach or on the town and learn to face that cold gray morning when you have to go home cold stone sober.


There’ll be a lot less hassle.

[Maraya1969]

5. One part of this does not make sense although I am glad she is being finned.

"According to the FAA, the woman was drinking alcohol that wasn’t served by the airline"


I don't understand that rule. I've actually brought little minis on a couple trips that I put in my coke because the prices are so high. I didn't know that was against the law!

[mrsadm]

6. I don't think it is against the law, in fact

I've read that there is an effort afoot to have airports not be allowed to sell the booz-to-go in containers to passengers. I've also read that it seems quite a few of the incidents of unruly behavior on planes are attributed to the brought-on booze.

[ProfessorGAC]

7. Is It A Dram Shop Thing?

Could be more an insurance thing, like a bar not letting you bring in your own beer, because it confuses liability coverage.
We did what you did to make a couple Bloody Marys on a flight.
But, I was most discrete because I DON'T think it's ok.
Not like, going to jail level, but maybe a small fine.
Later on, I had so many miles built up, we'd buy coach tickets & burn miles to upgrade. No more sneaking as the drinks are free anyway!