Nope, it was mainly due to self proclaimed "freedom fighters" refusing to wear masks. These vile passengers attacked mostly flight attendants and the latter's union demanded the FAA take action.
There are too many of these stories to pick out just one.
That will also stop pilots from flying drunk. I just saw a video of a pilot going in to a men's room then quickly coming out and someone notified security and they found an empty vodka bottle in the trash and it turned out it belonged to the pilot.
I agree! Before the pandemic, I took several leisure flight annually. Never saw any of the ridiculous behavior that is going on now. We have too many snowflakes that should be banned from flying. Let them drive instead.
I think your airport is walking a fine line. Once the plane leaves the ground, passenger and crew behavior is checked by the FAA. I checked my handbook and it reads that control over flights for any purpose or reason, is limited to planes flying below 700 feet. I couldn’t find anything specifically aimed at states having control with airline passengers behavior. Their may be something somewhere, but not that I could find in any of my material. To the best of my knowledge, the FAA has always been the guard dogs for passenger behavior.
Alcohol has long been an issue for the FAA to deal with. Most airlines do limit a passenger's intake, although I know that F/A's have a hard time of keeping track of who has how much to drink. Selling alcohol onboard nets airlines a lot of money and helps to keep ticket prices down. All alcohol consumed onboard must be purchased from the airline. Passengers are not permitted to drink their own alcohol.
