[triceratops]

Why not bring the hammer down so they won't do it again for at least 30 years? No need to spend time and regulatory attention on them, that way.

[ticviking]

Seems to me like the airline might fight that harder.

I don't know what the reality is, but I can imagine a justification that looks something like, "We do this slap on the wrist. You fix this or next time we have a paper trail showing you know this is illegal conduct"