“An airline passenger in Denver allegedly bit two Transportation Security Administration officers, and another passenger in Louisville is facing charges including assault,” CBS News reports. “The Federal Aviation Administration has received reports of thousands of incidents involving unruly passengers, including attacks on crew members, since the beginning of the year and the introduction of its zero-tolerance policy.”

“The Denver incident is still under investigation, the TSA said in a news release. The passenger in Louisville is facing state criminal charges for criminal trespass, fleeing and evading police, misdemeanor assault and resisting arrest for allegedly assaulting two officers.”

“The FAA also announced more fines this week, requesting a total $124,500 in civil penalties ranging from $9,000 to $22,000 against eight passengers for allegedly interfering with flight attendants, including incidents of assault and refusing to wear a mask.”

“The largest fine being proposed is for a February incident on SkyWest Airlines, when a passenger traveling from Denver to Gypsum, Colorado, allegedly ignored flight attendants’ instructions to wear his face mask, walked through the cabin to the bathroom while the fasten seatbelt sign was on, and drank alcohol that SkyWest did not serve.”

“A $21,000 fine is being proposed for a passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight from Dallas to Albuquerque in February who allegedly repeatedly refused to wear his mask, taking it off several times after being asked to wear it, including after the plane doors closed and the aircraft started to taxi. The plane returned to the gate, and the passenger allegedly threw a mask at a customer service supervisor who boarded the plane to escort him off, hit him in his jaw and refused to wear the mask while getting off the plane. The passenger was cited by Dallas police for assault, the FAA said in a news release.”

“In a third case, the FAA is proposing a $15,000 fine for a passenger who allegedly assaulted a flight attendant who was documenting which passengers were not wearing masks on a February Alaska Airlines flight from Dulles International Airport to Seattle.”