FAA referred 37 'unruly' passengers to FBI for criminal review
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The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Thursday that it has referred dozens of passengers to the FBI for possible criminal prosecution.
The number of incidents pushed the FAA to adopt a "zero tolerance" approach and better coordinate with the Justice Department to prosecute cases. An FAA spokesman said the agency has initiated 227 cases from more than 5,000 incidents of "unruly passengers."
The agency has forwarded around 37 of those cases to the FBI to investigate for possible criminal charges, Reuters reported.
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