The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said it is proposing a new requirement that would protect the flight deck by adding a second barrier as unruly passenger rates remain high.
An inside view of the cockpit of a Boeing 737-A is seen during a Boeing ecoDemonstrator program at Washington Reagan National Airport in Arlington Virginia on July 28, 2021.
It remains unclear what upset the 38-year-old, but Hayes had to be restrained by flight crew and passengers after he "became violent" mid-flight. "While being restrained, Hayes allegedly assaulted the flight crew and at least one other passenger, which resulted in minor injuries. Hayes also kicked airplane seats and windows," the Salt Lake City Police Department said in a statement Wednesday.
In-flight meltdowns were investigated on average ten times a month from 2015-2019, according to FAA statistics.But that number spiked to over 91 reported incident investigations each month in 2021, a significant jump given the reduced number of flights carried out during the pandemic. The number of investigations into unruly on-flight incidents in 2022 has since dropped to an average of 83 reported per month.
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