Passenger restrained with duct tape during flight risks a fine
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An American Airlines passenger who kicked and spat at flight attendants and passengers and attempted to open a cabin door before being secured to a seat with duct tape has been sued by the Federal Aviation Administration for a fine of $81,950, the largest ever issued by the agency for unruly behavior.
The passenger, Heather Wells, 34, of San Antonio, was traveling first class from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in Texas to Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, on July 7, 2021, when About an hour into the flight she ordered a Jack Daniel's and became agitated and said she "wanted to get off" the plane, according to a lawsuit filed June 3 in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
Ms. Wells began ...