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A woman from Hawaii was ordered to pay nearly $40,000 to American Airlines for causing a disruption on a flight last year.
The release states that Farris “used profanity and threatened the flight crew and passengers onboard” during a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu on Feb, 13, 2022. The crew “was unable to continue their duties” as a result of the disturbance, and the captain chose to return to Phoenix. As a result, several other flights had to be rerouted to Hawaii.
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Farris pleaded guilty to interference with a flight crew member on Sept. 12, 2023.
American Airlines and Farris’ attorneys did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s requests for comment.
Unruly passengers on flights have been ordered to pay even larger fines.
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The FAA also issued a $77,272 fine to another female passenger who — while flying on July 16, 2021, on a Delta Air Lines flight from Las Vegas to Atlanta — “attempted to hug and kiss the passenger seated next to her; walked to the front of the aircraft to try to exit during flight; refused to return to her seat; and bit another passenger multiple times.”
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