FAA refers 43 more unruly passenger cases to FBI for investigation

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Wednesday it referred 43 cases of unruly passenger behavior to the FBI this past year for potential criminal charges.

The FAA has now referred 310 of the most serious cases of bad in-flight behavior to the FBI for review since late 2021, when the government agencies joined together to ensure unruly passengers would face prosecution when warranted, rather than simply receive warnings from the FAA.

Some of the new incidents referred...