She continued her violent behavior before being sedated and removed from the plane.
A 34-year-old American woman was sued for failing to pay an $81,950 fine for assaulting co-passengers on an American Airlines flight in 2021, a report said.
Heather Wells was accused of kicking and spitting on passengers on a Charlotte-bound flight where she boarded in Texas on July 7, 2021. Heather Wells was gagged and duct-taped to her seat after trying to open the aircraft door. in mid-air.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) slapped her with an $81,950 fine, the highest ever imposed by the authority for violent behavior by a passenger, the New York Times said.
The FAA has already sued her for not paying the fine.
She ordered an alcoholic drink and became “increasingly agitated and wanting to get off the plane,” the complaint said.
The 34-year-old then tried to open the front door of the cabin while “screaming and shouting profanities”.
Heather Wells was secured to her seat with duct tape and flexible handcuffs, but “continued to kick and spit and attempted to bite and headbutt a flight attendant and passengers,” the document said.
She continued her violent behavior before being sedated and removed from the plane as soon as it landed at Charlotte airport.
The woman is being fined up to US$45,000 for assaulting and threatening crew members and posing “an imminent threat to the safety of the aircraft, crew and passengers”, US$27,950 for trying to open the cabin door during the flight and $9,000 for interfering with the flight. crew members’ duties, USA Today reported.
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