• A 2016 study of air rage found that the presence of a first-class section made it 3.84 times more likely that someone in economy class would act out. | GETTY IMAGES
    A 2016 study of air rage found that the presence of a first-class section made it 3.84 times more likely that someone in economy class would act out. | GETTY IMAGES
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Since the beginning of the year, the Federal Aviation Administration has reported a sharp uptick in the number of passengers behaving badly.

In a typical year, the Federal Aviation Administration logs between 100 and 200 incidents. In the first three months of 2021, it reported a whopping 1300, despite the fact that the number of passengers was still well below normal levels.

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