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Airlines & Aviation Leaders Gather in Istanbul

06/04/23
The Stuck at the Airport team is in Istanbul this week for the annual general meeting of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the World Air Transport Summit. CEO & representatives from more than 300 airlines are here, along with government officials, equipment suppliers, and all manner of other aviation world players. And the […]

How to lose your TSA PreCheck status

12/21/21
Unruly airline passengers may face fines and the wrath of crew members and other passengers. Now, under a new partnership between the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), unruly passengers may also end up kicked off the TSA PreCheck roster. TSA PreCheck gives travelers access to expedited security screening. Precheck-qualified travelers […]

FAA fines flyers for punching, biting, & being truly unruly

08/19/21
A lot of airline passengers have been misbehaving. Madly. Since January 1, 2021, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has received approximately 3,889 reports of unruly behavior by passengers. That includes about 2,867 reports of passengers refusing to comply with the federal facemask mandate. (The mask mandate that was just extended until January). The FAA can […]

“No warnings”: FAA getting tough with passengers who are unruly or won’t wear masks

01/14/21
Citing “a disturbing increase in incidents where airline passengers have disrupted flights with threatening or violent behavior,” the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it will ratchet up its legal enforcement policies. “These incidents have stemmed both from passengers’ refusals to wear masks and from recent violence at the U.S. Capitol, ” the FAA said […]