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Federal authorities want passengers to know that thousands of violent attacks on commercial flights are not only a problem for flight attendants, but are distracting pilots from keeping the plane safe.
In a public service video first posted on CNN on Tuesday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) says: "You don't want your pilots to be distracted. Rebellious behavior doesn't fly."
Flight attendants train in self-defense amid spike in unruly passengers
The FAA says the dramatic video features actual recordings of flight crews informing air traffic controllers of emergency situations in the passenger cabin, interspersed with audios of clashes that have occurred during flights, which continue to appear in social networks.
"We have a problem customer in the back," says the voice of an unidentified flight crew in the video.
"With the emergency declared, we would like to change direction."
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“You don't want your pilots distracted.
Unruly behavior doesn't fly. "
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"Rebellious behavior doesn't fly"
The new video comes as the number of unruly passengers aboard commercial flights continues to rise.
New FAA numbers released Tuesday show there have been 3,988 reports made by flight crews this year, with an increase of 99 reports in the last week.
More than 73% of the reports are related to the federal mandate for the use of masks in transportation, which has just been extended to remain in force until January 18, 2022.
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"The moment it happens in the back, the entire crew's attention is directed to that," American Airlines Capt. Dennis Tajer of the Allied Pilots Association told CNN.
"The first thing to do is not to distract yourself from your main duties", which is "to keep this plane safe".
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High fines
The FAA instituted a zero-tolerance policy against unruly passengers earlier this year, and has so far filed more than $ 1.2 million in fines.
Unions representing pilots and flight attendants have asked the Justice Department to intervene and file criminal charges.
"Making these prosecutions public will highlight the serious consequences of breaking the law and act as an effective deterrent against future disruptions on board," the unions wrote this summer in a letter also signed by three groups representing airlines.
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House Transportation Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio said the Justice Department prosecutions would "take some of the burden off the FAA," while showing passengers and crew members that the incidents are take seriously.
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