FAA Proposing To Fine 8 Airline Passengers Over $160K For Unruly Behavior Involving Alcohol

FORT LAUDERDALE (CBSMiami) – The FAA is proposing to fine eight airline passengers more than $161,000 for unruly behavior involving alcohol.

One of those passengers was on a Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to Fort Lauderdale.

That man is being fined $12,500.

Since the beginning of the year, the FAA has received more than 300 reports of passenger disturbances due to intoxication.