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Lawmakers propose putting violent passengers on a no-fly list for life
By Esther Lo
Published April 6, 2022 11:36AM
Updated 4:31PM
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KTVU FOX 2
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two U.S. lawmakers are proposing a new bill that would place violent flight passengers on a lifetime commercial no-fly list managed by the Transportation Security Administration.
The "Protection from Abusive Passengers Act," proposed by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) and U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), aims to "improve air travel safety, increase traveler protections, reduce the number of in-flight violent incidents, and hold unruly passengers accountable."
In addition to being placed on a no-fly list, convicted violent passengers would also permanently be banned from participating in the TSA PreCheck or Customs' Global Entry programs.
Unruly violent passengers would be first given a notice from the TSA and an opportunity to appeal before being placed on the permanent no-fly list, said Swalwell told KTVU on Tuesday
This would be a civil penalty; passengers could also be subject to any local criminal prosecutions.
Cher Taylor, a spokeswoman for the Association of Flight Attendants, said she relished the idea of the bill.
"A lot of us are afraid to come to work," Taylor said. "I'll be perfectly honest because we share stories."
She was involved in a racially motivated fight on a plane that started off with words, but then turned physical. It's hard, she said, as a flight attendant to catch a situation before it goes too far, but that's often very difficult.
The proposal comes in the same week that Southwest passenger faces federal charges after allegedly masturbating on a flight from Seattle to Phoenix and month after the FBI sent 80 unruly airline passenger cases to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution.
SEE ALSO: Southwest passenger arrested for masturbating 4 times during flight
"Most of us who fly don't have to worry about this," Swalwell said in an interview. "But too many flights have at least one person who's been acting out and risking the safety of everyone on board, and is high time that we have real consequences for."
Currently, passengers are subject to $36,516 of civil penalties for misconduct on a flight, Swalwell's office told KTVU.
Passengers who assault or intimidate a crewmember could be subjected to criminal fines and imprisonment for up to 20 years.
This is not the first time a no-fly list was proposed.
In February, Delta Airlines wrote to the U.S. Department of Justice requesting that any person convicted of a disruption on board a flight should be put on a national "no fly" list.
Lawmakers propose putting violent passengers on a no-fly list for life
By Esther Lo
Published April 6, 2022 11:36AM
Updated 4:31PM
Travel News
KTVU FOX 2
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Two U.S. lawmakers are proposing a new bill that would place violent flight passengers on a lifetime commercial no-fly list managed by the Transportation Security Administration.
The "Protection from Abusive Passengers Act," proposed by U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-Rhode Island) and U.S. Representative Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.), aims to "improve air travel safety, increase traveler protections, reduce the number of in-flight violent incidents, and hold unruly passengers accountable."
In addition to being placed on a no-fly list, convicted violent passengers would also permanently be banned from participating in the TSA PreCheck or Customs' Global Entry programs.
Unruly violent passengers would be first given a notice from the TSA and an opportunity to appeal before being placed on the permanent no-fly list, said Swalwell told KTVU on Tuesday
This would be a civil penalty; passengers could also be subject to any local criminal prosecutions.
Cher Taylor, a spokeswoman for the Association of Flight Attendants, said she relished the idea of the bill.
"A lot of us are afraid to come to work," Taylor said. "I'll be perfectly honest because we share stories."
She was involved in a racially motivated fight on a plane that started off with words, but then turned physical. It's hard, she said, as a flight attendant to catch a situation before it goes too far, but that's often very difficult.
The proposal comes in the same week that Southwest passenger faces federal charges after allegedly masturbating on a flight from Seattle to Phoenix and month after the FBI sent 80 unruly airline passenger cases to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution.
SEE ALSO: Southwest passenger arrested for masturbating 4 times during flight
"Most of us who fly don't have to worry about this," Swalwell said in an interview. "But too many flights have at least one person who's been acting out and risking the safety of everyone on board, and is high time that we have real consequences for."
Currently, passengers are subject to $36,516 of civil penalties for misconduct on a flight, Swalwell's office told KTVU.
Passengers who assault or intimidate a crewmember could be subjected to criminal fines and imprisonment for up to 20 years.
This is not the first time a no-fly list was proposed.
In February, Delta Airlines wrote to the U.S. Department of Justice requesting that any person convicted of a disruption on board a flight should be put on a national "no fly" list.
