Proposal to put unruly passengers on no-fly list introduced in Congress
A bipartisan group of lawmakers re-introduced legislation to create a no-fly list for passengers fined or convicted for assaulting crew members on board an aircraft. A bipartisan group of lawmakers re-introduced legislation Wednesday that would create a no-fly list for passengers fined or convicted for assaulting crew members on board an aircraft. The Protection from Abusive Passengers Act, originally introduced in April 2022, would direct the Transportation Security Administration to "create and manage a program" that bars such unruly passengers from flying again. A Transportation Security Administration officer works at Dallas Love Field Airport on June 24, 2020, in Dallas. Tony Gutierrez/AP, FILE Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., along with Reps. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., and Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., said the legislation they introduced is in the interest of everybody on board a flight. MORE: 85% of flight attendants have dealt with an unruly passenger in 2021: Survey "We must ...