The court determined that Rodriguez did not have the ability to pay a fine, and that was waived.What happened aboard flight 776The two were traveling in first class on American Airlines flight 776 from Dallas to Los Angeles on February 24, 2021, when the incident occurred.The flight rerouted to Phoenix so that the two could be removed from the plane.Unruly passenger behavior reached a record level in 2021About 1,100 investigations and 350 enforcement actions were initiated in 2021.As for 2022, it showed a marked improvement in the number of incidents reported: 2,359 unruly passenger reports had been logged as of December 15, with 823 investigations initiated."