The FAA is proposing record fines of $81,950 and $77,272 to passengers who it says tried to open cabin doors and bite fellow passengers

The US Federal Aviation Administration is proposing its highest-ever fines against two passengers, as Congress considers legislation that would create a national no fly list.

The FAA said in a Friday press release that the total fines for the year are $2 million. The passengers have 30 days to respond.

The FAA said a passenger threatened to harm a flight attendant who offered to help them after they fell down in the aisle. The passenger hit the flight attendants when they tried to stop her from opening the cabin door.

The passenger tried to kick the crew and other passengers after she was restrained.

In the second case, a passenger tried to hug and kiss the passenger seated next to her, walked to the front of the aircraft to try to exit, refused to return to her seat, and bit another passenger multiple times.

There have been over a thousand unruly passenger reports and over a thousand related to facemasks.

Don't be a jerk and don't endanger the flight crews and fellow passengers if you are on an airplane. US Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told The View Friday that if you do, you will be fined by the FAA.

In a survey last summer from the Association of Flight Attendants, 85% of flight attendants said they dealt with unruly passengers.

The FAA started a public awareness campaign and a no-tolerance policy in response to the chaos and violence on planes. The two efforts reduced unruly passenger rates.

The FAA changed its policy in January of 2021. The agency will pursue legal enforcement action against any passenger who assaults, threatens, intimidates, or interferes with airline crew members.

Delta Air Lines and Buttigieg are pushing for a no-fly list. Legislators from the other party are also against it.

The bill was introduced by Representative Eric Swalwell.

Too many of our pilots, flight attendants and crew members are dealing with unacceptable abuse from passengers, including kicking, spitting and biting. Swalwell said that this behavior is not only inappropriate, but it also puts other crew and passengers at risk.