US inflight disturbances jump 500%, 85 TSA officers assaulted - agency
US federal agencies are dealing with a rising number of unruly airline passengers on increasingly crowded airplanes, including thousands who have refused to wear masks. The FAA said Tuesday that since Jan. 1 it has received 3,509 unruly passenger reports, including 2,605 refusing to wear a mask. The TSA told a US House panel Tuesday that since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic there have been over 85 physical assaults on TSA officers. The TSA says inflight disturbances have risen from 2 incidents per 1m screened in 2019 to 12 per 1m in 2021.<br/>
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US inflight disturbances jump 500%, 85 TSA officers assaulted - agency
US federal agencies are dealing with a rising number of unruly airline passengers on increasingly crowded airplanes, including thousands who have refused to wear masks. The FAA said Tuesday that since Jan. 1 it has received 3,509 unruly passenger reports, including 2,605 refusing to wear a mask. The TSA told a US House panel Tuesday that since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic there have been over 85 physical assaults on TSA officers. The TSA says inflight disturbances have risen from 2 incidents per 1m screened in 2019 to 12 per 1m in 2021.<br/>
