JetBlue passenger faces $14,500 fine for refusing to wear mask or stop drinking alcohol, FAA says

The passenger, who was not identified, was among those on a Dec. 23 flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to the Dominican Republic, according to the FAA.

The passenger, who was not identified, was among those on a Dec. 23 flight from New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport to the Dominican Republic, according to the FAA. Once on the plane, he reportedly refused to comply with JetBlue’s face-covering policy, while also crowding the passenger beside him and speaking loudly. He also refused to stop drinking an alcoholic beverage he had brought on the plane. The flight’s crew warned him multiple times that he was in violation of both JetBlue’s safety policies as well as FAA regulations, even notifying the captain of the aircraft twice. When he continued to ignore the warnings, the plane diverted back to New York.