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The Real Cost of Bad Airplane Behavior
25.09.2023 - 17:37 / afar.com
Picture it: You battled your way through summer holiday traffic going to the airport, and waited in what felt like the world’s longest security line, only to have your flight diverted two hours in, resulting in your flight reaching its destination three hours later than planned?
How upset would you be to find that the reason was because a drunk and unruly business-class passenger pitched a fit over their preferred meal not being offered?
That’s exactly what happened to passengers on an United Airlines flight heading from Houston to Amsterdam in July.
Passengers who cause flight delays or groundings can be fined by airlines seeking restitution for the costs of these diversions; they may even face criminal charges. ABC News reports that in the United States, fines levied by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) could be as much as $37,000 per violation.
Unfortunately, it’s usually not the perpetrators who end up paying for their transgressions. More often than not, it’s the airlines, airports, and other passengers who suffer most. There’s no word yet if the United passenger will face criminal charges for their sky-high temper tantrum.
While we wait for some justice from this outrageous incident, we’ve pulled together some recent crimes—from the ridiculous to the dangerous—and their punishments, to get a better idea of how much your bad behavior can really cost you.
Earlier this summer, a passenger on an Asiana Airline flight seemed to defy physics: They opened a door mid-flight. The passenger opened the emergency door just before landing and told police it was because he felt suffocated. It resulted in 12 people suffering minor injuries from hyperventilation (nine of them were sent to the hospital). The passenger now faces a possible 10 years in prison.
Since the onset of the pandemic, there has been an increase in violent passengers. In April 2023, for example, a woman on an Alaska Airlines flight from San Francisco to Chicago yelled profanities and threatened to kill a flight attendant. According to charging documents, the issue began because the woman, Chloe M. DaSilva, asked to change seats but was told that wasn’t possible as the plane was full. She then went into the lavatory for an extended time and banged on the walls. As she returned to her seat, she punched the overhead bins. At some point later, she threatened the flight attendant. Her antics forced the pilot to divert to Kansas City, where the passenger was removed from the plane. She now faces a potential 20 years in prison.
In a truly bizzare incident, a Transavia Airlines flight from Dubai to Amsterdam was grounded in Feburary 2018 because of a man who unapologetically passed gas through the entire flight. His actions
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