FAA Asks FBI to Consider Criminal Charges Against 22 More Unruly Airline Passengers

FAA Asks FBI to Consider Criminal Charges Against 22 More Unruly Airline Passengers
A plane arrives at Salt Lake City International Airport in Salt Lake City on March 9, 2021. Rick Bowmer/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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WASHINGTON—U.S. officials said Tuesday they have referred 22 more cases involving unruly passengers on airline flights to the FBI for possible criminal charges.

The allegations include sexually assaulting female passengers, attacking flight attendants, trying to break into the cockpit, making terror threats, and smoking in airplane lavatories.