"Reagan National and Dulles International, are operating normally, and passengers can expect to see an increased law enforcement presence from now through next week's presidential inauguration," said Christina Saull, a spokeswoman for theThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the three largest airports in the region, also said it is increasing police presence there.is increasing staffing at Washington D.C.-area airports, including its Dulles, Va.
Airline labor unions have expressed safety concerns after several incidents on board over the last eight days. Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney was heckled and called a traitor on a Washington D.C.-bound Delta flight. On an American Airlines flight last week passenger projected Trump 2020 on the wall of a dimmed cabin as travelers got into a heated political argument, shouting and cursing at each other.
Alaska Airlines on Friday said it banned 14 passengers from a flight from Washington to Seattle after they refused to wear masks, a requirement for air travel during the pandemic, and were "rowdy, argumentative and harassed our crew members," spokesman Ray Lane said. Federal Aviation Administration chief Steve Dickson on Saturday promised stiff penalties including fines of up to $35,000 for unruly passenger behavior.
Many rode buses/chartered buses to reach the Capitol on 1/6, I hope similar precautions are being taken for that mode of travel.
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