At Salt Lake City International Airport alone, more than 15 people were arrested for alleged intoxication in 2021, according to data requested by The Salt Lake Tribune.
Salt Lake City International Airport sees more disturbances caused by passengers as travel restrictions lift during the pandemic.
A 30-year-old woman allegedly disrupted a flight that was set to depart, leading the airline to remove her and revoke her flying privileges, according to court documents. The airline refunded her ticket, but the woman would not leave the gate area. This was one of the more unusual incidents at the airport, Salt Lake City Police Department Airport Bureau Capt. Stefhan Bennett said, but it’s far from the only one.Disturbances on airlines are such a problem that the Federal Aviation Administration set up a. Nearly 6,000 unruly passengers were reported and more than 4,000 mask-related incidents.
The U.S. Department of Justice will also prioritize prosecution of unruly passengers who break the law on airplanes,“Passengers who assault, intimidate, or threaten violence against flight crews and flight attendants do more than harm those employees; they prevent the performance of critical duties that help ensure safe air travel,” Garland wrote.
Often, victims or witnesses will decline to press charges, police Capt. Bennett said, which puts the police in a “no man’s land” of prosecution. The politicizing of the pandemic also added confrontations between people who wear masks and those who don’t. A person not wearing a mask may see someone telling them to put one on as a representation of power-grabbing politicians that are taking away their liberties. A person asking another to put a mask on may see that person as ignorant and dangerous to be around because of the higher potential to spread disease.
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